The Colombian government continues to ignore major human rights violations, raising serious doubts about Colombia’s readiness for free trade agreements, claimed Colombia’s largest trade union on Wednesday. “We declare that…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will observe peace talks between the government of Colombia and rebel group FARC, reported local media on Monday. Humberto de la Calle, the chief…
The Odyssean story of Sergeant Jose Guarnizo, a former hostage now condemned for participation in a massacre, has shed light on the extraordinary complexity of Colombia’s half-century armed conflict. Guarnizo…
The European Union said Satuday it expects Colombia to “assuage” concerns over impunity generated by a recently approved justice reform amplifying the jurisdiction of military tribunals. In a press statement,…
Colombia’s government expropriated over three million acres in 2012 in accordance with new land restitution laws, local media reported on Thursday. “We have had over [3.45 million acres] restituted [and] we hope…
Members of the British Parliament joined human rights organizations in condemning the sentencing of a Colombian human rights advocate. More than 80 members of the British Parliament reportedly signed a…
Colombia’s Minister of Defense on Wednesday called the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ [IACHR] condemnation of the 1998 Santo Domingo massacre, “painful.” According to Juan Carlos Pinzon, the Colombian government…
A Colombian senator called on the country’s largest guerrilla group, FARC, to release all of their child soldiers as part of the peace process, reported local media on Tuesday. Green…
Colombia was warned Thursday that expanded use of military courts may see soldiers’ crimes brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The military justice reform passed by congress Tuesday, which…