A government proposal to create a “super-court” to serve as a check on Colombia’s highest courts and investigative bodies has caused concern among the country’s judges, according to local media.
A US court has thrown out a landmark lawsuit brought against US multinational Chiquita by the families of 900 Colombians killed by paramilitaries, alleging that the banana corporation made payments to the…
The Council of State, one of Colombia’s highest courts, has agreed to consider a lawsuit against the State for the kidnapping and murder of 11 local government officials, local media…
The former mayor of Bogota Gustavo Petro has filed another court appeal to annul the decision of the Attorney General’s Office that ejected him from office and banned him from…
Judicial workers have suspended their strike of nearly two months until the new year, announced their trade union leader Thursday. The remaining judicial strikers, who have continued their protest despite…
Colombia’s inspector general said Friday he would challenge the constitutional court’s decision to uphold a law decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use, Colombia media reported. Inspector…
A report released by the Colombian Finance Ministry argues that rulings by Colombia’s judiciary could cost the country as much as $21 billion, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. The report…
Thirty alleged members of a narco-trafficking ring arrested in a raid Thursday by Colombian authorities, aided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, are currently awaiting trial on charges of drug…
Colombia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that the fight against emerging illegal armed groups is being severely hampered by the country’s overstretched and inadequate justice system, reports CM&. According to…