Former paramilitary leader, Salvatore Mancuso, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a Colombian lawyer. Mancuso, a notorious ex-AUC paramilitary leader, was convicted for the…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office filed an application on Monday to annul the order for it to change its statements on abortion while accusing the court of violating due process. Inspector General…
The mothers of 19 young men on Sunday commemorated the death of their sons whose extrajudicial execution unleashed investigations into the killing of some 3,000 civilians at the hands of…
Colombia’s Senate President stated Friday that he “is absolutely certain that abortion is not a crime.” Newspaper El Espectador posted the taped interview of Senator Roy Barreras who went on to…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday he will increase the number of prosecutors investigating the murders of some 3,000 civilians by the armed forces, warning that “poor results” made so far…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez rectified his comments on abortion but said that the “debate is not over,” according to newspaper Semana on Wednesday. Ordoñez rectified and retracted the controversial…
Colombia’s defense ministry has claimed 110 children demobilized from illegal armed militias in 2012 so far, reported El Tiempo Wednesday. According to Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon “In the last…
Colombia’s Legal framework for Peace “sends a dangerous message” to players in the armed conflict said Amnesty International at the opening of the Human Rights Council of the U.N. in…
A Medellin NGO said Sunday that records of an investigation of the extradited former security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe has been stolen. Human rights NGO Instituto Popular de…