For the first time since the original incident, Colombia recognized responsibility for the problematic 1985 retaking of the Palace of Justice, in a session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Tuesday.
A group of lawyers are seeking court proceedings to try a paramilitary group and their alleged founder, the brother of former President Alvaro Uribe, for crimes against humanity.
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…
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’s transitional justice…
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…
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 government…
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…
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…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced Tuesday it would reconsider its ruling against the Colombian government in a 1997 massacre case. The Colombian defense minister, Juan Carlos Esguerra,…