Colombia sentenced for exterminating political party
Colombia’s State is responsible for the extermination of the leftist Patriotic Union (UP)...
Tag: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Colombia walks out of journalist rape trial claiming court is ‘prejudiced’
Colombia’s state representative walked out of an Interamerican Human Rights Court hearing on...
Duque urges Inter-American court to challenge Colombia’s war crimes tribunal
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Monday asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on...
Colombia taken to international court over journalist’s rape
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced Tuesday that it will investigate...
International court convicts Colombia state for Palace of Justice Siege
While Colombia’s Supreme Court is considering absolving a military commander convicted for...
Bogota Mayor: Inspector General fears Human Rights Court
The sacked mayor of Bogota has accused the Inspector General on Monday of rushing the decision...
Colombia wants Victims Law as basis for compensation ordered by IACHR
Colombia asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to recognize the country’s Victims Law as the basis for reparations to victims ordered by the international body. During the council of the Inter-American Court...
Inter-American Court of Human Rights comes to Medellin
Panels on perpetrator immunity, victim reparation, and other challenges of Colombia’s transitional justice drew large crowds on Thursday to Medellin’s convention center. Politicians, judges, and activists discussed...
Colombia govt denies people disappeared during Palace of Justice siege
The Colombian government on Monday denied the disappearances of 11 people during the 1985 Palace of Justice siege, contradicting previous court rulings that held the military responsible. Despite widespread belief to the...
Human rights court ruling ‘painful’: Govt
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 judge elected to Inter-American Court of Human Rights
President of the Colombian Constitutional Court Humberto Sierra Porto was elected Tuesday to be a judge for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Sierra Porto’s candidacy was presented by Colombian Foreign Minister...
Colombia suffers resounding loss in Mapiripan massacre case
Colombia must pay damages to all victims and alleged “false victims” of a 1997 massacre, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said Thursday. The IACHR denied the state’s request to revoke a 2009...
