Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has begun investigating “Operation Orion,” a 2002 attack on the west of Medellin carried out by the security forces allegedly in collusion with local crime lord…
Human rights advocates requested Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday to broaden the powers of the country’s war crimes tribunal to include businessmen and politicians accused of war crimes. According to…
President Ivan Duque has personally vowed to look for funds that will allow Colombia’s transitional justice system to continue its investigations, the president of the war crimes tribunal told the…
The presidents of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal, truth commission and search unit for disappeared persons met with foreign ambassadors on Tuesday to warn them that budgets cuts threaten their work.…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal on Wednesday allowed victims access to the hearings of war criminals that until then were held behind closed doors. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) changed…
FARC congressman Jesus Santrich’s decision to go off the grid puts his future and freedom at risk. The former guerrilla ideologue was reported missing by the National Protection Union, which…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal received a report on child soldiers on Wednesday, detailing abuses children suffered at the hand of guerrillas and the armed forces. The report was complied with…
Soldiers who have reported corruption or human rights violations by Colombia’s army commanders have suffered assassination attempts, death threats and constant persecution, according to weekly Semana. Officers are additionally shadowed…
Former army Colonel Hernan Mejia was twice named “Best Soldier of the Americas,” but has since become one of the most feared war criminals in Colombia. Mejia submitted to the…