1990s assassination of communist senator declared ‘crime against humanity’
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced that the murder of a former senator in the early 1990s was a “crime against humanity,” local media reported on Friday.
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced that the murder of a former senator in the early 1990s was a “crime against humanity,” local media reported on Friday.
Colombia paid out $23.6 million after losing 11 cases in the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) over a five year period, Colombian media reported Tuesday. One of the cases was…
Congressman Ivan Cepeda accepted the Colombian government’s apology Tuesday for their part in the 1994 murder of his father, Union Patriotica Senator Manuel Cepeda. Several media reported that the Colombian…
The Colombian government will publicly acknowledge Tuesday their responsibility for the 1994 assassination of communist Senator Manuel Cepeda, announced his son, Representative Ivan Cepeda Cepeda was a Union Patriotica congressman…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday issued an apology to victims of violence, but refused to acknowledge any State responsibility for the 1994 assassination of leftist Senator Manuel Cepeda. Uribe said…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned the Colombian government for the murder of Patriotic Union Senator Manuel Cepeda in 1994. The judicial body asked President Alvaro Uribe to issue…
During a day of rememberance for the victims of one of Colombia’s darkest episodes, the Union Patriotica (UP) massacres, a representative for the UN High Commission for Human Rights declared…