Supreme Court magistrate Cristina Lombana never told the court she was married to a convicted war criminal, weekly Semana revealed on Sunday. The latest revelation of journalist Daniel Coronell adds…
Medellin’s authorities have purposely tried to conceal war crimes while ignoring the city’s victims, according to Colombia’s war crimes tribunal. In a press release, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP)…
Colombia’s armed conflict left more than 262,000 people dead. 120,000 are still missing. The vast majority of these victims were civilians. The most reliable statistics were released by the National…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has begun investigating “Operation Orion,” a 2002 attack on the west of Medellin carried out by the security forces allegedly in collusion with local crime lord…
Colombia’s former army commander is facing more than 100 testimonies that would prove how his orders set in motion a bloodbath unseen in the country’s armed conflict even after his…
Human rights advocates requested Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday to broaden the powers of the country’s war crimes tribunal to include businessmen and politicians accused of war crimes. According to…
President Ivan Duque has personally vowed to look for funds that will allow Colombia’s transitional justice system to continue its investigations, the president of the war crimes tribunal told the…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal on Wednesday allowed victims access to the hearings of war criminals that until then were held behind closed doors. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) changed…
Former army Colonel Hernan Mejia was twice named “Best Soldier of the Americas,” but has since become one of the most feared war criminals in Colombia. Mejia submitted to the…
