Colombia claims 200,000 people falsely claimed to be conflict victims
The new director of Colombia’s Victims Unit, the entity in charge of assisting victims of...
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‘False victim cartels not permitted in Colombia’
False testimony from alleged victims are damaging Colombia, according to Colombia’s Minister of the Interior. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IAHCR) rejected the Colombian government’s appeal on Thursday,...
Human rights lawyers to refund false victim’s compensation
The lawyers collective defending 10 victims of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre said Thursday it will return $240,000 the Colombian State was ordered to pay to a woman who later said to have lied about being a victim of the massacre....
Inspector General opens investigation into fake displacement claims
Colombia’s Inspector General orders an investigation into public officials who may have helped farmers accused of faking displacement, reported local media Monday. The inquiry will look at whether employees of the...
Uribe says charged aides victim of ‘criminal revenge’
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said Saturday that former government officials facing corruption charges are subject to “criminal revenge” and “political persecution.” The former head of...
Human rights orgs scared to work in Colombia due to ‘false victims’ cases
] Human rights organizations expressed their fear of working in Colombia due to possibly being stigmatized following cases of “false victims,” reported Caracol Radio Wednesday. Organizations met with President Juan...
Colombian president creates ‘Commission of Morals’ to fight corruption
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos created a “Commission of Morals” to fight corruption Friday, citing “fake” victims of human rights abuses and thieving education officials as immediate targets....
Witnesses in Colombian “fake displacement” case to get protection
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales has said protection will be given to witnesses in an investigation into a community which allegedly faked being displaced from its land. Morales said, “Those who want to...
Key paramilitary massacre witness turns himself in
A former paramilitary who is considered a key witness in the controversial Mapiripan massacre turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Jorge Humberto Victoria was convicted for taking part in the massacre of Mapiripan at the...
Farmers deny faking displacement, as Colombia opens investigation
Farmers living in Las Pavas, Caldas department, have vigorously denied lying about forced displacement, as Colombia’s Prosecutor General announces an investigation. Viviane Morales, Colombia’s top prosecutor, is to...
Santos offers $5K reward for information on ‘false victims’
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced rewards of up to $5,000 for information about people making false claims under the Victims and Land Restitution Law. The head of state said he wanted to establish a network of...
Colombia must not pay compensation to ‘false victims’: Prosecutor
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get compensation. Viviane...
