Uribe criticizes extradition restrictions
President Alvaro Uribe called Friday for immediate dialogue with the Supreme Court over its decision to unilaterally impose restrictions on extradition to the U.S, reports Caracol Radio. Uribe said that…
President Alvaro Uribe called Friday for immediate dialogue with the Supreme Court over its decision to unilaterally impose restrictions on extradition to the U.S, reports Caracol Radio. Uribe said that…
Two Colombian former paramilitary leaders told a reparations hearing that the demobilization process is a failure, with paramilitary fighters rearming and rejoining illegal groups, reports CM&. Speaking at a court-ordered…
As part of Colombia’s ongoing Peace and Justice process, the first ever hearing between paramilitaries and their victims will be held on Monday in Bogota, in order to negotiate in…
Nine NGOs participating in an Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) hearing in Washington criticized Colombia’s Justice and Peace process as giving impunity to human rights abusers, and accused the…
The UN expressed concerns Wednesday about threats made against Colombian judicial officials and warned that some were coming from the government and police. Following a 10-day visit to Colombia, the…
Victims of rape perpetrated by paramilitaries demobilized in Colombia’s Justice and Peace process will be first to receive reparations (COP15 million each). The first ten people to receive these reparations…
The Mayor of Medellin proposed on Thursday that a truth commission be held regarding the history of violence that has long gripped Colombia’s second city. In response to the alarming…
Colombian and Spanish authorities debated the success of Colombia’s Justice and Peace Process in Madrid on Thursday. At a debate organized by the Toledo International Centre for Peace, Spanish and…