Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday that impunity for FARC crimes is not up for discussion on the negotiating table after increasing concern over possible amnesty for the rebels.
More than 23 years after the Pueblo Bello massacre which claimed 43 lives, Colombia’s prosecutor general on Saturday returned the remains of just seven of the victims to their families.…
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,…
After constant criticism of Colombia’s proposed military reform from various human rights NGOs, Colombia’s congress is seeking to change the reform, local media reported Wednesday. Despite the Colombian government’s repetitious defense…
Colombia’s defense minister has defended a controversial military justice reform bill in a letter to Human Rights Watch, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The controversial reform, which just passed its…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC on Wednesday condemned a proposed constitutional reform that would expand the powers of the military courts at the expense of civilian justice. The proposed reforms,…
A constitutional amendment expanding the jurisdiction of military tribunals could lead to interventions by the International Criminal Court (ICC), warned the U.N. on Sunday. The amendment proposed before the Senate…
More than 230 social organizations on Wednesday demanded that the Colombian government withdraw a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the power of the military. In a letter addressed to…
Colombia’s defense minister has hit back at allegations by the UN that a proposed constitutional reform “undermines justice,” according to local media Wednesday. “By no means will there be impunity.…