How Colombia’s judicial reform seeks to solve prison crisis
Colombia’s justice minister has come up with a major judicial reform, which seeks to combat...
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Colombia’s judges concerned about ‘super court’ reforms
A government proposal to create a “super-court” to serve as a check on Colombia’s highest courts and investigative bodies has caused concern among the country’s judges, according to local media. The...
Colombia courts to propose judicial reform ahead of govt
Colombia’s high courts will come with their own proposal for a pending judicial reform after the government’s attempt to upgrade the country’s clogged judiciary failed last year, reported newspaper El Tiempo....
12 lawmakers facing removal from Colombia’s congress
Twelve Colombian congressmen may soon be banned from office for allegedly corrupting a failed...
EU ‘expects’ Colombia will ‘assuage’ human rights concerns over military justice reform
The European Union said Satuday it expects Colombia to “assuage” concerns over impunity generated by a recently approved justice reform amplifying the jurisdiction of military tribunals. In a press statement, the...
Colombia military promises ‘independent’ justice
The military will strengthen the independence of its courts to prevent impunity, Colombia’s army commander on Wednesday told critics of a newly approved justice reform granting more jurisdiction to military tribunals....
Colombia’s congress approves controversial military justice reform
Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday approved a controversial military justice reform that grants jurisdiction over crimes committed by members of the military to military tribunals. The reform has been criticized heavily by...
Colombia supreme court orders criminal investigation against 12 congressmen, 2 ministers
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the criminal investigation of 12 congressmen and two (former) ministers for the congressional approval of a controversial justice reform that was later sunk because it allegedly...
Colombia defends military justice reform to HRW
Colombia’s defense minister has defended a controversial military justice reform bill in a letter to Human Rights Watch, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The controversial reform, which just passed its penultimate...
Government files to illegalize judicial strike
Colombia’s government filed a lawsuit Thursday to make the judicial strike that has been going on since October 11 illegal. The illegality lawsuit was filed by the Comptroller to the Supreme Court, stating that the Nation...
Judicial branch continues to strike as they march in Bogota
Colombia’s judicial branch continues to strike in demand of better wages and a larger budget as they march Friday in Bogota without the permission of the mayor. Nelson Cantillo, the president of the National Association of...
Colombian VP to mediate between govt and judicial strikers
The Vice President of Colombia has been authorized to mediate between the government and judicial workers to end a two-week long strike, reported local media Thursday. The decision to use Garzon came with the blessing of Justice...
