Colombia must not pay compensation to ‘false victims’: Prosecutor
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get…
Suspended Mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno, faces new allegations that he accepted bribes for awarding public works contracts, adding to his list of corruption and embezzlement charges. A prosecutor from…
Colombia’s prosecutor general said the time has come to open a public and transparent debate about the issue of drug legalization. The Prosecutor General Viviane Morales made the comments following…
Colombia’s former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias finished his first day at trial Wednesday, facing embezzlement charges over his alleged role in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) corruption scandal. Colombia’s…
Human Rights Watch and Colombia’s prosecutor general presented starkly contradicting figures regarding the investigation of those who murder union members. According to a study conducted by the international NGO Human…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office proposed reform of the Law of Justice and Peace Thursday that would give priority to sentences for ex-commanders of right wing paramilitary groups and speed up…
A new justice reform debated in Colombia’s Congress aims to correct the stipulation that the prosecutor general must personally prosecute 1,150 annual cases against high-level officials, because PG Viviane Morales…
The bodies of 28 victims from the armed conflict were exhumed and returned to their families, announced Prosecutor General Viviane Morales. According to Colombian media, the victims, 27 men and…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales took over the cases against ex-Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega and ex-Social Protection Minister Diego Palacio for their involvement in the…