Colombia’s Ituango: in the crosshairs of the post-conflict
A wealthy man named Jaime Angulo was arrested on Monday for a crime committed nearly 20 years ago to the day, one that forever altered a town called Ituango. According…
A wealthy man named Jaime Angulo was arrested on Monday for a crime committed nearly 20 years ago to the day, one that forever altered a town called Ituango. According…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday declared that politicians, civilians and other third party actors will participate “voluntarily” in a transitional justice system for war crimes committed during half a century…
Colombia’s Supreme Court jailed another member of the country’s ruling elite on charges he used a designated terrorist group to gain political power. Former Senator David Char is a member…
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Wednesday surprisingly withdrew its support for a transitional justice system, further threatening a peace process to end more than half a century of armed conflict. The decision…
The United Nations said Monday Colombia could be in violation of international law if Congress fails to approve a transitional justice system agreed with demobilized FARC guerrillas. The Special Jurisdiction…
Colombia’s peace process is facing another major obstacle after more than a quarter of the senate claimed to be impeded to vote as family members were either victims or victimizers…
Family members of 11 politicians who were kidnapped and executed by FARC guerrillas demand that justice is done before the group’s leaders are allowed to take part in politics. The…
Colombia’s transitional justice system appointed a senior prosecutor Monday to investigate the many war crimes committed during the country’s armed conflict. The system’s new prosecutor, Giovanni Alvarez, is not new…
Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe celebrated sinking a peace deal with FARC rebels in the Medellin district that successfully sued the state for war crimes committed under his watch. The…