Colombia’s justice system fails military victims of conflict: NGO
Members of Colombia’s armed forces that are victims of war crimes are not given the same treatment as civilian victims, says a military defense NGO. According to Demil, the attention…
Members of Colombia’s armed forces that are victims of war crimes are not given the same treatment as civilian victims, says a military defense NGO. According to Demil, the attention…
Eight alleged members of guerrilla group FARC and one soldier were killed, and five rebel suspects arrested, in operations in central Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to the…
Internal divisions in the government are emerging over the inclusion of controversial plans for separate military courts in a judicial reform bill. Two weeks ago Interior Minister Interior German Vargas…
Colombian Police are training rats to detect explosives and by 2013 the creatures are expected to be put into action helping the Colombian Armed Forces to find land mines, Colombian…
Colombian government removed a controversial military jurisdiction section from the pending Justice Reform, stating it will be dealt with separately in a future proposal. Colombian Minister of the Interior German…
A Colombian ex-army general on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the 1997 paramilitary murder of Marino Lopez Mena, claiming that he is the victim of political persecution. Former General Rito…
Colombia’s judicial system needs “urgent” change to guarantee justice to members of the armed forces who are accused of crimes, a senator said Tuesday. According to U Party Senator Roy…
Three senior officers were arrested for alleged attacks against unionists in the west Colombian city of Cali. According to Colombian media, the investigative division of the Prosecutor General’s Office (CTI)…
Three soldiers in northeast Colombia were killed Tuesday by a land mine that was allegedly laid by left-wing guerrilla group the FARC, reported Univison news. The accident reportedly took place…