Colombia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic; government dominated by the executive
- CONSTITUTION
- July 5, 1991; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the Spanish system, a new penal code modeled on the American system has recently been introduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Senado) and House of Representatives (Camara de Representantes)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, Constitutional Court, Superior Council of the Judiciary
RELIGIONS
90% Catholics, 10% others
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2020ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2019ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2018ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COLOMBIA PROTESTS CHINA'S EXECUTION OF 72-YEAR-OLD DRUG MULE
Colombia's government is protesting China's execution of a retired journalist who was sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the Asian country.
- JANUARY 1, 2017ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2016ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2015ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2014ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2013ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JANUARY 1, 2012ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- JULY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COLOMBIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG CHARGES
Colombian national Harold Carillo Sanchez was sentenced to death in China earlier this year for trafficking 6.6 pounds of drugs into Beijing, Caracol Radio reported.
- JANUARY 1, 2011ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.