Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is seeking preemptive UN approval of a possible peace agreement with rebel group FARC that might grant amnesty to the guerrillas, reported Caracol Radio on…
The International Crisis Group (ICG) on Thursday said the government and rebel group FARC need to agree on a “clear, credible, and coherent plan” for dealing with human rights abuses…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday challenged the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying his country will determine to what extent it “will allow international bodies to dictate … how…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that the most serious crimes committed by rebel group FARC must not go unpunished.
Demobilized FARC guerrillas may be able to evade prison under a post-conflict transitional justice system also if they’re convicted of crimes against humanity, Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Monday.
Colombian NGOs on Thursday criticized a proposed transitional justice legislation while being heard by the Constitutional Court which is investigating whether the government-proposed legislation is constitutional.
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Monday said that perpetrators of the extrajudicial murders known as “false positives” will not fall under the jurisdiction of transitional justice.
Panels on perpetrator immunity, victim reparation, and other challenges of Colombia’s transitional justice drew large crowds on Thursday to Medellin’s convention center. Politicians, judges, and activists discussed Colombia’s transitional justice…
A high-level delegation from the Iraqi government arrived in Colombia Wednesday to learn about the reintegration process for demobilized combatants. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the delegation “came…