Victims want former Colombian general investigated over 1997 paramilitary massacre
A lawyer representing victims of a notorious 1997 paramilitary massacre in central Colombia has...
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International court rejects Colombia’s appeal of massacre verdict
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Colombia to overturn a verdict that held authorities partially culpable for the killing of civilians in a 1997 massacre. The original verdict...
Ex-paramilitary leader sentenced to 24 more years for massacre
Salvatore Mancuso, a former paramilitary leader who has already been charged for multiple crimes, was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 more years in prison for his involvement in a central Colombian massacre. Mancuso has been...
‘Martin Llanos’ accepts responsibilty for Mapiripan massacre
Former commander of the paramilitary organization AUC “Martin Llanos” has accepted responsibility for the 1997 Mapiripan massacre in central Colombia,, reported local media Monday. Llanos, whose real name is Hector...
Paramilitaries said 1997 massacre was ‘well coordinated’ with army: US cable
Members of paramilitary organization AUC told the U.S. embassy that the 1997 Mapiripan massacre in central Colombia was “well coordinated in advance” with (elements of) the army, according to a released diplomatic...
Colombian military tried to ‘cover up’ responsibility in Mapiripan massacre: US documents
The Colombian military tried to “cover up” the responsibility of a high-level commander in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre by falsely implicating a lower-ranked official, the state department said in a declassified 2003...
Human rights lawyers to refund false victim’s compensation
The lawyers collective defending 10 victims of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre said Thursday it will return $240,000 the Colombian State was ordered to pay to a woman who later said to have lied about being a victim of the massacre....
‘Landowners paid paramilitaries for massacre’
Wealthy landowners paid paramilitary organization AUC approximately $26,000 for the 1997 massacre of Mapiripan in which an unknown amount of small farmers were killed, an ex-paramilitary commander testified Wednesday. According...
Key paramilitary massacre witness turns himself in
A former paramilitary who is considered a key witness in the controversial Mapiripan massacre turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Jorge Humberto Victoria was convicted for taking part in the massacre of Mapiripan at the...
Human rights NGO slams Santos’ criticism over ‘fake’ massacre claims
The International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) has asked Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos to retract his criticisms of a human rights NGO for their involvement in representing victims of the 1997 Mapiripan...
Court blames Colombia for errors in Mapiripan massacre case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) claimed that the Colombian state was largely responsible for any errors made in calculating the number of victims of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. The human rights court made the...
Colombia takes dispute over massacre ‘fraud’ to OAS
At the next summit of the Organization of American States, Colombia plans to address an allegedly flawed ruling by the Inter-American Court for Human Rights regarding a 1997 massacre. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos...
