Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe appears to have ended the dispute with his successor Juan Manuel Santos over the recognition of an “armed conflict” rather than a “terrorist threat” in…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday criticized the Victims Law proposed by current President Juan Manuel Santos for offering the same compensation to victims of the state as to…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Monday presented his Victims Law to the Colombian Congress, a plan which lays out a process of reparation and assistance available to the more than…
Colombian paramilitaries extradited to the U.S. are being concentrated into two jails, from which they will testify in Colombia’s Justice and Peace process, following a new agreement between the two…
Colombia modified its extradition law so that demobilized paramilitaries participating in the Justice and Peace program can not be immediately extradited until they have adequately complied with the national reparation process,…
U.S. ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield announced that his government will not re-examine its extradition treaty with the Andean nation, despite concerns that the agreement undermines the Colombian justice system.…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is discussing amending the Andean nation’s extradition treaty with the U.S., so that the terms of the agreement guarantee justice and reparation to the more than 300,000…
Victims of paramilitary groups, prosecutors, and ex-paramilitaries allege that Accion Social, Colombia’s presidential aid agency, has mismanaged funds intended for those affected by paramilitary violence, reports Verdad Abierta. The Victims’ Reparation…
The Colombian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a U.S. request for the extradition of demobilized paramilitary boss Edwar “Diego Vecino” Tellez Cobos, saying he must first comply with the terms…