Congress to discuss justice reform: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he would convene Colombia’s Congress in an extraordinary session to discuss the country’s troubled justice reform bill. Santos said that Congress would be…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday he would convene Colombia’s Congress in an extraordinary session to discuss the country’s troubled justice reform bill. Santos said that Congress would be…
Colombia’s justice minister resigned Friday after President Juan Manuel Santos’ refusal to ratify a highly controversial judicial reform promoted by the minister in Congress on behalf of the government.
Hackers shut down the websites of Colombia’s Justice Ministry and a coalition party Friday to protest a widely criticized judicial reform. Hacker collective Anonymous announced the shut-down of the Justice…
President Juan Manuel Santos rejected the controversial justice reform passed recently due to unconstitutionality and inconsistencies that “do not favor justice and transparency,” he said Thursday. There were several major points…
Colombia’s Congress on Thursday approved a controversial legal amendment as part of the Justice Reform Act that has been widely rejected by the country’s high courts and which will improve…
Colombia’s State Council on Wednesday rejected the government’s latest draft of the justice reform package and called the document “contrary to the objectives of the rule of law.” In a…
A proposal to bring military jurisdiction back into Colombia’s justice reform package was defeated in a Senate vote Wednesday. The U Party and Conservatives wanted to bring back an article…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe criticized the government’s recent decision to allow human rights abuses by security forces to be investigated in civilian courts, on his Twitter account Tuesday. “The…
Colombia’s government coalition in Congress will support a proposed military justice reform, the country’s defense minister announced Wednesday. The political parties announced their support for the legislation Wednesday evening after…