Governments have taken advantage of a legal and informative vacuum to turn their critics' cell phones into surveillance devices. It is essential to update the legislation and require government entities to disclose how they use electronic surveillance systems.

One of the most difficult wounds to heal from the armed conflict is closely related to the democratic debate. In the post-conflict period, democracies tend to be at their weakest point. Hence why a sensible dialogue between political forces is a condition for the prosperity of peace.

By not recusing himself from voting on a fast track ruling, Justice Bernal violated his judicial duties and placed the Court and the country in a difficult situation: the possibility of revoking the sentence increases legal uncertainty and political polarization.