Government statistics suggest that Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has all but collapsed since chief prosecutor Francisco Barbosa took office. According to the statistics, the Prosecutor General’s Office successfully prosecuted 11,816…
Colombia’s prosecution continues to stall investigations into former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged involvement in crimes against humanity and obstruction of justice. Prosecutor Javier Cardenas asked a Bogota court on Monday…
Colombians living in Europe will formally request that the International Criminal Court (ICC) open a criminal investigation into the systematic killing of social leaders in their country. Some 40 leaders will…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) congratulated Colombia on its “improved” peace deal, despite ongoing concerns about justice for war criminals. Transitional justice was one of the most controversial aspects of the first…
For millions in Colombia, an upcoming vote on peace between the government and FARC rebels will not just decide the fate of their country. Their survival and hopes to a…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe accuses President Juan Manuel Santos of negotiating “peace with impunity” with FARC rebels, but did he not do exactly that with paramilitary groups? Santos’ deal with the FARC includes…
“The worst thing is that you can’t have a baby,” Andrea told Human Rights Watch when we interviewed her in 2002. Andrea was describing her time as a 11-year-old girl…
Impunity for crime is almost absolute in Colombia where only 1% of crimes results in a conviction, said the country’s new prosecutor general in his inauguration speech. The incoming chief prosecutor,…
Amnesty International severely criticized a justice deal between Colombia’s government and FARC guerrillas in its annual report that was published Wednesday.