The door of the State
By Mauricio García Villegas |
From the Supreme Court scandal, the first thing that surprises is the mediocrity of the magistrates involved, but the signs of a network of corruption are the most serious. If confirmed, this would be the worst institutional horror of the last decades.
Read more Against the bad: transparency
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
As we take deeper measures to deal with the serious judicial crisis that we are experiencing, the Courts and the General Attorney's Office must adopt immediate transparency actions to face corruption and regain citizens' trust.
Read more Venezuela: freedom for Juan Pedro Lares
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
I want to share a story with those who question the gravity of the breakdown of human rights and democracy in Venezuela.
Read more When missing people cannot be found, what happens with their property?
By Diana Isabel Güiza Gómez |
The property of missing persons is not only a home acquired, like for most Colombians, with much effort. For relatives of missing persons, this is the place where they have waited for the return of their loved one for years.
Read more Our “common home”
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
In his encyclical, Pope Francis makes an invitation to seek other ways of understanding the economy and progress, to explore a new vision of development that respects our house and allows believers and non believers to live in equality.
Read more Indolence against femicide
By Irina Alejandra Junieles Acosta |
According to Forensic Medicine, of the 50,707 case of domestic partner violence registered in 2016, 86% were for violence against women, violence that in many cases ended in femicides.
Read more The Pope’s message
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Francis has a powerful message of unity, not only for Catholics, but for all; a message based on a simple, basic morality of brotherhood, solidarity and respect.
Read more Francis, extreme environmentalism?
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
To take seriously the visit of Pope Francis is to take seriously his message on the environment. The central idea of Francis' ecological encyclical is as simple as it is conclusive: everything is interconnected.
Read more Undue pressure in the wrong direction
By Luis Felipe Cruz |
Why let the United States continue to pressure the government to deal harshly with communities that plant coca, if the problem lies in the ban promoted by the U.S. and delays in rural development in Colombia?
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