Columns & Blogs

When I go out on the street in Bogotá and I pass through busy areas, it bothers me that people bump into me, or even brush past me, without apologizing or saying "I'm sorry."

Two events last week gave much to talk about in Colombia. In the morning, a female minister from Santos' cabinet spoke on a radio program about her relationship with another female office minister. These declarations unsettled a sector of society that still today reproach a same-sex couple so close to power and a lesbian education minister.

Colombia is close to legalizing medicinal marihuana. The bill drafted by senator Juan Manuel Galán seeks to authorize, in the head of government, the growing, harvest and use of cannabis for scientific research or for the creation of therapeutic or medicinal products.

The more I learn about Rafael Correa's actions in Ecuador, the more I feel transported to the Colombia of Álvaro Uribe.

Political participation of racial-ethnic minorities is fundamental to enrich public debate and pluralism in any democracy

The Court's decision to allow Verónica to adopt her partner Ana's two biological children is not only juridically correct, but also above all profoundly fair and humane.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented this week its new report about Colombia. Analysis.

Last Monday was the 27th anniversary of Héctor Abad Gómez' murder, who I knew intimately and for whom I felt great admiration and fondness.

The Amazons and the Chaco are the frontier of oil exploitation, which has affected the health of the water and forests.

While water becomes more scarce in our country, the Government and the Public Prosecutor's Office seem determined in risking water sources and impeding citizens that defend them.

Can the President veto a "legislative act," which is the strange name for the constitutional reforms approved by Congress?

Throwing more words to war is like throwing more wood to fire, once said Fernando Savater.