Previous Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Thursday that Colombia is less secure under the current government of Juan Manuel Santos. In an interview with Teleantioquica, Uribe accused the current government…
Ex-president Alvaro Uribe blames Human Rights Watch for the Colombian government’s rejection of a military prosecution reform bill. The reform bill initially proposed that all acts, including human rights violations,…
Colombia’s Justice Minister has ruled out the withdrawal of military courts’ jurisdiction in cases of alleged human rights abuses by security forces, reported Radio Caracol Tuesday. The comments were made by…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has criticized the decision of the current government to attempt to remove military court jurisdiction in the investigation of military human rights abuses. Railing against…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced that his government has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would let human rights abuses by members of the military fall within the…
Colombia insisted Tuesday it would expand the use of military tribunals despite warnings from Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the proposed reform “threatens to facilitate impunity for military abuses.” Colombia’s…
Military tribunals must be presided over by civilians, said Colombia’s President of the House of Representatives Tuesday. Simon Gaviria said a military criminal justice system run by the Armed Forces…
Colombia’s justice minister rejects criticism by Human Rights Watch that said that a government proposal to increase the use of military tribunals would lead to impunity for human rights violations…
A proposal to significantly increase the use of military tribunals in Colombia would lead to impunity for human rights violations, said NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday. The plans to…