Topic: Alvaro Uribe

Colombian representatives approved a referendum on a controversial constitutional reform that would allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third consecutive term.The move by the House of Representatives, which came just minutes before midnight (0500 GMT Wednesday), must still be endorsed ...

TIMES BOOSTS COLUMBIAN TRADE: Noting that the President signed the 2001 measure that limits how certain funds are used by candidates and major parties, Human Events Political Editor John Glzzi asked White House Press Secretary Dana Perino whether the President had an ...

Alvaro Uribe Says Colombian Institutions Are Now Free of Infiltration, Corruption by MilitiasPresident Alvaro Uribe said Friday that Colombia's institutions are now free of infiltration and corruption by right-wing militias blamed for some of the nation's worst human rights abuses.In a nationally ...

Summary Box: Colombia's Army Investigated for Civilian KillingsINVESTIGATION: Colombia's public prosecutor has reopened 131 investigations into army killings from 2002-2007, which could result in firings of soldiers.VICTIMS: Prosecutors allege the military tampered with evidence to make civilian victims appear to be combatants. ...