A Bittersweet Balance
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Nelson Camilo Sánchez León |
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented this week its new report about Colombia. Analysis.
Read more Returning to Life
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Last Monday was the 27th anniversary of Héctor Abad Gómez' murder, who I knew intimately and for whom I felt great admiration and fondness.
Read more The Amazons and the Chaco: Two Sides to the Same Coin
By Carlos Andrés Baquero Díaz |
The Amazons and the Chaco are the frontier of oil exploitation, which has affected the health of the water and forests.
Read more Water, Gold, and Fracking
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
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.
Read more Constitutional Reform and Objections
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
Can the President veto a "legislative act," which is the strange name for the constitutional reforms approved by Congress?
Read more Armed Spirits
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Throwing more words to war is like throwing more wood to fire, once said Fernando Savater.
Read more The Female Judges
By Nathalia Sandoval Rojas |
For the first time after more than 20 years, 3 of the 9 judges of the Constitutional Court are women. A delightful fact but one that does not stop being questionable.
Read more Health Versus Trade All Over Again
By Tatiana Andia Rey |
What seems to be at stake here is not the safety of the patients but rather the profits of a booming pharmaceutical market.
Read more Revolving Door
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
While the government proposes to close the embarrassing revolving door between the courts, it widens the entrance to appoint the Super-Minister Néstor Humberto Martínez.
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