The United Nations has questioned a court decision to let the country’s notoriously ineffective military justice system prosecute a cop who admitted killing a peaceful protester. According to the UN’s…
Due to the sly wording of a constitutional reform bill in Colombia, thousands of human rights abuses allegedly committed by the military could be tried by the same military accused of…
Colombia’s senate discussed a controversial bill Wednesday that would give military courts greater jurisdiction and could increase impunity for the already slow-moving convictions of military atrocities, according to local media.
Twelve experts from the United Nations (UN) have urged the Colombia not to adopt a law which would expand the jurisdiction of military courts, fearing this would lead to impunity for human…
Despite some progress in recent years, impunity rates for so-called “false positive” extrajudicial killings remain high, according to statistics obtained by Colombia Reports from Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
Colombia’s Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to guarantee the legal defense of soldiers who are on trial for alleged crimes committed while on duty.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos assured members of the military on Tuesday that ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC will not result in impunity for the guerrillas.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday evening that he intends to present an appeal before the Constitutional Court challenging its decision to strike down a military justice reform bill…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country is in desperate need of justice reform saying that “we cannot allow for the deterioration of justice to continue.”