Former Colombia lawmaker convicted for involvement in massacre
March 7, 2013
A former Colombian lawmaker was found guilty on Wednesday for his involvement in a 1988 massacre that killed 43 people. Cesar Perez was convicted for allegedly financing the attack, which was reportedly carried out for political purposes. Negro Vladamir, one of the leaders of the attack, accused Per....... [more] 
Colombia puts security forces under martial jurisdiction
December 13, 2012
The Colombia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will create a military court for armed forces and police forces who commit crimes. Reportedly, the new law will allow for any armed forces' crimes to be prosecuted by military tribunals rather than civil courts. A spokesperson for the UN Office of th....... [more]
Colombia, Nicaragua presidents express hope for peaceful resolution of water dispute
December 2, 2012
The presidents of both Colombia and Nicaragua on Saturday expressed hope for avoiding war and using dialogue to resolve a territorial and maritime dispute following a recent ruling on the issue by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ ended the dispute between the two nations by ruling....... [more]
UN rights commissioner concerned about Colombia military justice reforms
November 28, 2012
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed serious concern regarding Colombia's proposed constitutional reform to their military justice system. The proposed reform seeks to alter the scope of Colombia's military criminal justice system. S....... [more]
US refused to sign anti-personnel landmine treaty
November 24, 2012
On November 24, 2009, the US State Department (DOS) stated that the US would not sign a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. Though the US did not sign....... [more]
ICJ rules for Colombia in dispute with Nicaragua over islands
November 19, 2012
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ended a long-running territorial and maritime dispute between Colombia and Nicaragua by ruling Monday that Colombia has sovereignty over a group of small islands in the western Caribbean, while Nicaragua has control over a large amount of the surrounding sea....... [more]
HRW: Colombia women facing obstacles to health care, legal remedies
November 15, 2012
Women displaced by conflict in Colombia are facing rape and domestic violence as well as obstacles in obtaining health care, protection and legal remedies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday. The report states that the four million women who have been forced out of their ho....... [more]
UN experts urge Colombia to reconsider constitutional reform of military criminal law
October 23, 2012
United Nations (UN) independent human rights experts on Monday urged Colombian authorities to reconsider proposed constitutional reforms affecting the military criminal law. Eleven experts, comprising the Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council of the UN, wrote an open letter....... [more]
US lawmakers approved trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, South Korea
October 12, 2012
On October 12, 2011, the US Congress approved free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, the first trade partnerships the US had made in years. The US hoped the agreement would boost exports as well as protect US intellectual property within those countries. The last country to ins....... [more]
UN expert urges Colombia to advance dialogue with indigenous peoples
August 9, 2012
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people James Anaya on Thursday urged the government of Colombia to advance its negotiations with indigenous authorities in northern Cauca regarding the military presence in the area, as well as other pressing issues. Anaya called for a good faith dia....... [more]
Colombia transfers inmates to solve prison overcrowding problem
August 3, 2012
The Colombia Ministry of Justice on Friday announced a new initiative to solve the problem of overcrowding in the nation's prisons. INPEC, Colombia's prison institute, has begun the transfer of 800 inmates from "La Modelo" prisons in Bogota and Cali to less crowded detention centers elsewhere in th....... [more]
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