Colombia’s Congress on Monday approved the formation of a transitional justice system should bring justice to approximately 8 million victims of more than half a century of war. The justice system, consisting of a…
Spain extradited a Colombian man accused of carrying out forced abortions for Marxist FARC guerrillas, Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced. Hector Albeidis Arboleda, 41 known as “the Nurse,” was detained in the Spanish…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a former prosecutor to six years in prison for failing to file charges against soldiers who were later sentenced for assassinating a civilian and presenting…
Colombia’s constitutional court on Tuesday warned the government that they must provide reparations to the families of victims of extrajudicial killings carried out during the armed conflict. The order refers…
If Colombia fails to effectively prosecute military and guerrilla commanders over war crimes or crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court will take over these cases, the ICC’s chief prosecutor said.…
More than 15,000 crimes allegedly committed by Colombia’s Marxist-inspired FARC rebels will go unanswered because the supposed perpetrators died in the 52-year armed conflict, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Tuesday. According to…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that, based on the testimonies of six generals, Colombia’s former army commander knew about the mass killing of civilians who ended up registered as…
Twenty-one soldiers were found guilty on Thursday of the kidnapping and murdering of five boys and men from Soacha, central Colombia. The case spurred investigations that uncovered thousands of executions of civilians carried…
Human Right Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Colombia’s Defense Ministry to prevent the promotion to general of at least five top military officials accused of executing civilians, but to no…