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, 2003ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- OCTOBER 9, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back...
A full 61 percent of Colombians favour bringing back the death penalty as a means of combating violence, a poll revealed
- MAY 28, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombian armed groups killed more than 4,000 noncombatants...
Colombian armed groups killed more than 4,000 noncombatants in 2001 and kidnapped 1,700 others, according to Amnesty International's (AI) annual report
- MAY 14, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
As the May 26th presidential elections approach, the...
As the May 26th presidential elections approach, the situation in the country remains tense
- APRIL 19, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
General Mario Montoya, who commands the Columbian army's...
General Mario Montoya, who commands the Columbian army's 4th Brigade, requested that terrorists should be sentenced to the death penalty
- MARCH 11, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Latin America in 2001 again garnered the infamous record...
Latin America in 2001 again garnered the infamous record for the highest number of human rights advocates "under threat of death or summary executions," the annual report of human rights organizations stated
- JANUARY 1, 2002ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
- APRIL 25, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Colombia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 16, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members...
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members stopped a bus in western Colombia and executed 10 passengers
- JANUARY 16, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members...
Twenty gunmen suspected rightist paramilitary members stopped a bus in western Colombia and executed 10 passengers
- JANUARY 1, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 2001ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910