A member of the Human Rights Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office asked the Colombian Supreme Court to investigate the involvement of former governors and military leaders in the 1998…
False testimony from alleged victims are damaging Colombia, according to Colombia’s Minister of the Interior. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IAHCR) rejected the Colombian government’s appeal on Thursday, which challenged…
The Colombian government submitted evidence of “false victims” of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday, reported local media. The government headed by Juan…
Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso has been convicted of plotting the murder of 77 in the 1997 Mapiripan Massacre. Appearing via video link from a U.S. prison in Virginia where…
The former head of now defunct paramilitary organization the AUC, Salvatore Mancuso, has failed to appear for the third time in front of victims of a 1997 massacre. Victims of a…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get…
Colombia must pay damages to all victims and alleged “false victims” of a 1997 massacre, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said Thursday. The IACHR denied the state’s request to…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced Tuesday it would reconsider its ruling against the Colombian government in a 1997 massacre case. The Colombian defense minister, Juan Carlos Esguerra,…
The Spanish judge and Organizations of American States adviser Baltasar Garzon has called for restraint amid allegations of “false victims” from the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos…