Extrajudicial killings of civilians by army a crime against humanity: Colombia court
A court in central Colombia has upgraded the extrajudicial execution of civilians by the armed forces to a crime against humanity, reported Caracol Radio on Friday.
A court in central Colombia has upgraded the extrajudicial execution of civilians by the armed forces to a crime against humanity, reported Caracol Radio on Friday.
The Colombian army has executed more than 3,900 civilians to inflate its apparent success in the ongoing fight against leftist rebels, paramilitary groups and drug traffickers, the country’s Prosecutor General’s…
Colombia’s defense minister on Thursday vowed that more than 3,000 pending cases of extrajudicial killings by the military will not be transferred to military tribunals.
The United Nations has urged Colombia’s Congress to make changes to a pending military justice reform to “avoid serious damage” to the country’s international commitment to the protection of human…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating former army commander General Mario Montoya and three other generals for their alleged role in the extrajudicial killings of thousands of civilians, reported El…
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Monday said that perpetrators of the extrajudicial murders known as “false positives” will not fall under the jurisdiction of transitional justice.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) visited Colombia on Monday to review the framework for the peace process with rebel group FARC and the prosecution of the false positives murders.
Nine Colombian soldiers were called to court over their alleged participation in the killing of a farmer accused of being a left-wing FARC member. Colombia’s Inspector General said the nine…
A judge convicted five members of the Colombian military for the extrajudicial murders of five farmers who were presented as combat kills. Over the course of several incidents in 2004 a…