Jose Obdulio Gaviria, who was an adviser to former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, refused to testify on the illegal wiretapping of government opponents by state security agency DAS in court Wednesday. Obdulio declined…
Colombia’s Uribia Department for Indigenous Affairs will sue U.S. TV channel Telemundo NBC over claims that the Wayuu community practices female genital mutilation. On April 1, 2010, the station broadcast an…
Ten Colombian soldiers have been acquitted of the 2005 murder of eight people, including three children, from the San Jose de Apartado peace community. The soldiers, of whom the highest…
Following years of clashes between Colombia’s government and judiciary, the country’s new interior and justice minister announced that they two branches of government will bury the hatchet. According to Minister…
Colombia’s Supreme Court President Jaime Arrubla said Friday that the judicial body will vote to elect a new prosecutor general, despite Judge Luis Javier Osorio’s allegations of bribery attempts, reports…
Amnesty International calls on the incoming Colombian government of Juan Manuel Santos to strengthen the country’s justice system and “end the culture of impunity.” In a press release published Thursday…
Colombian journalist Felipe Zuleta announced Thursday that he plans to take Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to the International Criminal Court over the army’s extrajudicial killings of civilians who they then…
Tomas Uribe, son of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, accused Supreme Court Magistrate Yesid Ramirez of obstructing justice by requesting that the prosecutor general open an investigation into his alleged involvement in a…
The Supreme Court Wednesday published a press release condemning Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s criticisms of Magistrate Yesid Ramirez, who requested an investigation into allegations that the president’s son, Tomas Uribe, bribed…