UN clashes with Colombia over cop who killed peaceful protester
The United Nations has questioned a court decision to let the country’s notoriously...
Tag: military justice
Linguistic loophole could allow Colombia military to become its own judge
Due to the sly wording of a constitutional reform bill in Colombia, thousands of human rights...
Colombia Senate debates controversial military justice reform in spite of UN objections
Colombia’s senate discussed a controversial bill Wednesday that would give military courts...
UN urges Colombia not to further amplify military justice
Twelve experts from the United Nations (UN) have urged the Colombia not to adopt a law which would...
Impunity still high for Colombia’s 4200 cases of extrajudicial killings
Despite some progress in recent years, impunity rates for so-called “false positive”...
EU must not support Colombia’s military justice system: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international NGO dedicated to preserving and protecting human rights...
Past military killings not transferred to military courts: Colombia tells UN
Colombia’s defense minister on Thursday vowed that more than 3,000 pending cases of...
Colombia passes controversial military justice reform bill
Colombia’s congress approved a controversial bill that expands the authority of military...
Colombia’s judiciary not competent to judge us: FARC
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Tuesday said that the judiciary does not have the “competence” to judge members of the organization. “The Colombian tribunals do not have the decorum and the competence, because [the...
Colombian govt rejects latest UN criticism of military reform
Colombia’s vice minister of defense on Friday questioned if the United Nations Commission on Human Rights has understood the controversial military jurisdiction reform after the organization again criticized the legislation....
UN member nations back Colombia’s peace process
At a human rights summit on Tuesday, nearly 80 United Nations member states supported Colombia’s peace talks with the country’s largest rebel group, FARC, while some showed concern about impunity resulting from the...
Congress split over fast tracking health reform
The Colombian government’s intention to fast track the passage of health care and military reform bills through Congress has been met with a mixed response from Congress members. Interior Minister Fernando Carrillo Florez Monday...
