Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday retracted its support for judicial reforms currently being debated in the country’s congress, claiming the reforms are an “attack” on Colombia’s democracy. According to the…
The Colombian high court decided Wednesday that proposed judicial reforms threaten the autonomy and governance powers of the justice system, and fail to address its needs. The 30 judges of…
Internal divisions in the government are emerging over the inclusion of controversial plans for separate military courts in a judicial reform bill. Two weeks ago Interior Minister Interior German Vargas…
Colombian government removed a controversial military jurisdiction section from the pending Justice Reform, stating it will be dealt with separately in a future proposal. Colombian Minister of the Interior German…
A new justice reform debated in Colombia’s Congress aims to correct the stipulation that the prosecutor general must personally prosecute 1,150 annual cases against high-level officials, because PG Viviane Morales…
Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras spoke out against a legislative initiative that would grant all members of Congress immunity from prosecution and a right to appeal, Caracol Radio reported…
The final draft of legislation to reform the Colombian justice system will be presented during the first week of August, President Juan Manual Santos said Wednesday. The drafting process has…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting the launch of the Colombian government’s Access to Justice program with an investment of nearly $14 million. The two-year program,…
The government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos presented a bill proposing a set of judicial reforms which aim to make the country’s justice system faster moving and more efficient.…