The Colombian government and a human rights NGO signed an agreement on Tuesday to begin an analysis of land distribution in Colombia, according to newspaper El Espectador. The Colombian Superintendent of Notaries…
Military tribunals must be presided over by civilians, said Colombia’s President of the House of Representatives Tuesday. Simon Gaviria said a military criminal justice system run by the Armed Forces…
Colombia’s justice minister rejects criticism by Human Rights Watch that said that a government proposal to increase the use of military tribunals would lead to impunity for human rights violations…
] 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 Manuel…
Women from Putumayo won a human rights award for their work and protests rejecting violence in the south Colombian department, Colombian media reported Monday. The organization ‘Weaver of Life’ which…
A proposal to significantly increase the use of military tribunals in Colombia would lead to impunity for human rights violations, said NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday. The plans to…
The apparent success of Colombia’s mining boom is being overshadowed by human rights violations and mass displacement from mining areas, international human right organization Peace Brigades International (PBI) said Monday.…
A deliberate strategy by Colombia’s former intelligence agency to undermine NGOs and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been revealed in secret documents. According to files discovered by Radio Caracol,…
Twenty-five North American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accused the Colombian government Monday of endangering lives by “attempting to discredit” lawyers defending the victims of a 1997 massacre. A statement from the…