The legal defense for seven taxi drivers accused of murdering a United States DEA agent in 2013 petitioned the highest international court in the Americas Wednesday to overturn their extradition…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister met with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at Washington on Tuesday to discuss the dismissal of Bogota’s former mayor.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday that former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro ‘virtually declared war’ when he was dismissed.
Colombia’s representatives on Monday walked out of a meeting of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights discussing political rights in Colombia, barely a week after the state ignored a precautionary measure…
Ousted Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday he will sue Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for ignoring an international human rights commission’s ruling ordering that Petro be allowed to remain…
President Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to ignore the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)’s order to keep former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro in office is not a “direct and clear”…
Colombia will not attend a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) scheduled for Monday in Washington over the impeachment of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro.
“Colombia is taking an unfortunate decision,” says Jose Miguel Vivanco, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said Thursday that it will discuss possible steps to take in response to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to ignore an international…