When Justice Is Beaten Before It Can Speak Introduction: A Silenced Witness, a Standing Tyrant In Colombia, democracy is a mirage, and justice is a farce. The proof? A key witness in the Uribe case was brutally beaten in prison just before testifying against the former president. Coincidence? No. It is a modus operandi, a…
A Historic Trial Cloaked in Silence As Colombia navigates one of its most politically turbulent periods, the trial of Álvaro Uribe Vélez—one of the country’s most powerful and controversial figures—moves forward under a deafening media blackout. The former president, long deemed untouchable, faces serious accusations of ties to paramilitary groups and obstruction of justice. Yet,…
Introduction Since his election in 2022, Gustavo Petro has been the target of an unprecedented political and judicial offensive. Baseless accusations, relentless media smear campaigns, and judicial manipulation—everything is being deployed to cripple Colombia’s first left-wing government. This playbook, perfected in Latin America, has a name: lawfare, the insidious use of judicial institutions to eliminate…
