International Criminal Court closes Colombia probe
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Thursday that he would close an...
Tag: crimes against humanity
OAS team investigating Colombia’s violent repression of protests
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Colombia on Sunday to investigate...
Killing of Colombia’s victims of land theft has become systematic: report
Following the beginning of Colombia’s peace process, the killing of social leaders has shot...
Colombia military deserves immunity if FARC not punished: Retired soldiers
If FARC guerrillas receive reduced sentences in the wake of an eventual peace deal with Colombia’s...
Extrajudicial killings of civilians by army a crime against humanity: Colombia court
A court in central Colombia has upgraded the extrajudicial execution of civilians by the armed...
NGOs urge ICC to intervene in Colombia
A group of 29 Colombian non-governmental organizations (NGO) urge the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate impunity in the country and bring those responsible for crimes against humanity to justice,...
Gender violence a crime against humanity: Prosecutor general
Prosecutor General Viviane Morales has said that gender violence occurring in the context of Colombia’s internal conflict constitutes a crime against humanity. Morales made this announcement during the third international...
Government refuses pardons to 130 demobilized combatants
The Colombian government refused pardons to 130 demobilized guerrillas and paramilitaries, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Minister of the Interior German Vargas Lleras announced that this week the government will send out the...
Colombia investigates ‘false’ demobilizations
Colombian authorities open an investigation into alleged irregularities in the demobilization of combatants under former Peace Commissioner Carlos Restrepo. According to El Espectador, initial findings have indicated that there...
Mario Uribe won’t be investigated for crimes against humanity
The President of the Supreme Court, Judge Humberto Camilo Tarquin, has announced that, despite previous reports, Mario Uribe will not be investigated for crimes against humanity. According to media on Tuesday, the Judge said,...
