PoliticsColombia’s planned cuts threaten key transitional justice court, victims fear

President Abelardo de la Espriella plans to cut about 181 billion Colombian pesos from the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), prompting victims to fear fewer investigations and searches for the missing. A Senate committee has also advanced a bill to abolish the court by March 2028 and transfer its work to the general court system.

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