In Ecuador, Rafael Correa’s government muzzles critique and attacks satirists in an increasingly anti-democratic environment.

Any judicial reform in Colombia ought to not only protect but also deepen our judicial independece so that it can be democratic and not corporative. 

A decade ago, when my grandfather was 20 year old, Colombia had trains, a national postal system, a public health system, and a national telecommunications company; prestigious higher education was almost exclusively in the hands of the state, public services were provided by state-run companies, and there weren't tolls on the highways because the state had built them.

Reforms are less impassioned than revolutions. To exclaim from a microphone "Everyone get out!" generates more interest than a detailed proposal on how to reform the judiciary.

The War on Drugs has been, principally, a war against vulnerable populations. Among its victims are many low-income women and their families.

The Judge Pretelt's denial to resign for the grave accusations levied against him raises a question, which is abstract but relevant not only in this case, but also many other similar cases: does a public servant's duty to resign exist or not in these type of circumstance?

Abelarde De la Espriella, Jorge Pretelt's lawyer, published this week a column in El Heraldo, where he responds to those who criticized him for saying that ethics have nothing to do with law.