Unrepentant paramilitary commander given 40 years
A former paramilitary commander was excluded from the transitional justice process Thursday and instead received a four-decade prison sentence due to his suspected remorselessness.
A former paramilitary commander was excluded from the transitional justice process Thursday and instead received a four-decade prison sentence due to his suspected remorselessness.
The Medellin Board of Transitional Justice sentencing eight demobilized paramilitaries from the AUC’s Elmer Cardenas bloc to prison for over 130 crimes committed between 1996 and 2004, local media reported…
The Senate Peace Commission set to rest a big concern of Colombia’s military regarding transitional justice in the event of a peace deal with Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC.
Forty-six incarcerated ex-paramilitaries accused of homicide, forced disappearances, forced displacement, torture, sexual violence, and recruitment of minors are eligible for release from prison as of Friday, according to the Prosecutor…
The FARC’s supreme leader, “Timochenko,” vowed on Friday that his rebel group will ” explain as much as possible” about victimization and “accept the consequences” of the rebels’ actions in…
Colombia’s prosecutor general said Tuesday that for the peace process to be a success there must be a balance between the rights of victims and the rights of a society…
In the event of a peace deal between the government and rebel group FARC, Colombia would need an alternative model for criminal prosecution, newly designed victim reparation programs and an…
Colombia’s Inspector General has confirmed the setting up of national and regional commissions and sub-commissions for transitional justice in the event that the peace talks currently taking place in Cuba…
Members of Colombia’s military accused of war crimes will be eligible for transitional justice in the event that ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC result in a peace deal,…