Santos embarks on international anti-gun campaign
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced that he will lead a campaign aimed at tackling illegal arms trafficking. Santos said that he wanted to spearhead an initiative aimed…
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced that he will lead a campaign aimed at tackling illegal arms trafficking. Santos said that he wanted to spearhead an initiative aimed…
Colombia raised human rights issues with the UN to gain support for its appeal of the world court’s November decision. A media source reported on Thursday that Colombian Foreign Minister…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister will meet with the UN Secretary General to discuss the ramifications of the International Court of Justice’s [ICJ] San Andres ruling. Following Colombia’s rejection of the recent ruling…
After constant criticism of Colombia’s proposed military reform from various human rights NGOs, Colombia’s congress is seeking to change the reform, local media reported Wednesday. Despite the Colombian government’s repetitious defense…
On the eve of a UN voting for Palestine as an “observer state,” Colombia’s main opposition party of Colombia sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos asking him to support…
The United Nations warned Colombia that its proposed military justice reform could allow impunity of war crimes on Tuesday. Among other organizations’ protests, the UN High Commission for Human Rights urged…
Colombia sent a letter to the Secretary General of the UN asking to review the International Court of Justice ruling on the San Andres islands, claiming “loopholes” in the court’s…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC on Wednesday condemned a proposed constitutional reform that would expand the powers of the military courts at the expense of civilian justice. The proposed reforms,…
A constitutional amendment expanding the jurisdiction of military tribunals could lead to interventions by the International Criminal Court (ICC), warned the U.N. on Sunday. The amendment proposed before the Senate…