ELN chief admits rebels violated Colombians’ human rights
The leader of Colombia’s second largest group, the ELN, admitted on Tuesday that his guerrilla organization has committed human rights violations during its 51-year existence.
War Crimes
Army colonel who murdered dozens asks to appear before Colombia peace tribunal
A former Colombian army colonel who is charged for the murders of 32 civilians said he wishes his trial to be transferred to a transitional justice court that will try alleged war crimes in…
Colombia investigating 100,000 ‘FARC crimes’
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating approximately 100 thousand criminal charges made against the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group that is currently engaged in peace talks.
Colombia’s justice deal too soft on war crimes: Human Rights Watch
A recently closed transitional justice deal between the government and FARC rebels will not adequately punish perpetrators of war crimes committed during the country’s armed conflict, according to Human Right Watch.
Transitional justice in Colombia: A very sharp double-edged sword
Colombia’s peace talks are stuck on the subject of justice as both the FARC and the government fear the legal consequences of the tens of thousands of war crimes committed…
FARC vows to release active child soldiers under 15
Colombian rebel group FARC said on Monday it is waiting for government safety protocols to release soldiers younger than 15 from their ranks.
Is Nicaragua giving FARC leaders citizenship as shield against US and ICC charges?
Nicaragua has possibly given the leadership of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC either citizenship or political asylum, which would shield them from international and US justice, Spanish newspaper El Economista reported Wednesday.
ELN denies having publicly displayed soldier’s amputated leg
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, has denied accusations it publicly displayed the amputated leg of a soldier near a high school.
ICC to be ‘flexible’ but to disallow FARC impunity
The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Wednesday that his court would be “flexible” in dealing with FARC crimes, provided that war crimes are adequately punished.