Corruption is entrenched in the system: IG
The Colombian Inspector General for Criminal Matters said Monday that the high level of corruption that threatens the state is no longer the work of individuals but of systematically organized…
The Colombian Inspector General for Criminal Matters said Monday that the high level of corruption that threatens the state is no longer the work of individuals but of systematically organized…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Jaime Bermudez, on Thursday said the government’s zero-tolerance policy towards human rights violations resulted in a dramatic drop in lawsuits over these violations in 2009. Bogota released…
Two army generals will be investigated in relation to crimes conducted by soldiers suspected of working in alliance with paramilitaries during a 2003 massacre in Tolima. Military commanders acted too…
U.S. military funding to Colombia should be decreased and the 2011 budget should instead focus on humanitarian aid, U.S. Congressmen urged in a letter to the country’s Secretary of State, Hilary…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday warned both Colombian illegal armed groups and the country´s government it will not hesitate to prosecute those who commit war crimes in the country´s…
All wars crimes, including those committed by state agents, will be tried before the International Criminal Court (ICC) deputy Prosecutor General Fernando Pareja said Thursday. The inclusion of crimes committed…
Prosecution officials Friday evening arrested another eleven solders who are suspected of having murdered civilians to present their bodies as those of guerrillas killed in combat. According to prosecutors, the…
Armed Forces commanders whose soldiers are found guilty of murdering civilians will have to respond for the crimes committed under their command, Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled. According to newscast CM&,…
Authorities arrested fifteen soldiers accused of involvement in the killing of two youths in Barrancabermeja in January 2008, who were apparently executed and then falsely presented as paramilitaries killed in…