Barcelona university calls on ELN to enter peace talks
The School of Peace at Barcelona’s Autonomous University wrote an open letter to Colombian guerrilla group the ELN asking the rebels to begin peace talks with the government, El Tiempo…
The School of Peace at Barcelona’s Autonomous University wrote an open letter to Colombian guerrilla group the ELN asking the rebels to begin peace talks with the government, El Tiempo…
Women from around the world are set to converge on Colombia’s capital for a festival that will promote peace, discuss gender issues, and highlight female achievements. The “Festival of Women…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday welcomed the ELN’s call for peace talks, but demands that the guerrillas release all hostages and stop terrorist activities before talks begin. In a…
Senator Piedad Cordoba, who last was month barred from holding public office for 18 years for allegedly collaborating with the FARC, says she will reactivate hostage release negotiations with guerrilla…
In the FARC’s first public statement since the death of military leader “Mono Jojoy,” the guerrilla group says it is “calling for a chance at peace, not for surrender,” reports…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt said that the death of FARC leader “Mono Jojoy“ is a sign of hope for a peace process in Colombia, in an interview on NPR’s…
A U.N. representative says that negotiations alone will not bring peace to Colombia, and that the government needs to create the conditions for a “true” solution to the country’s…
France’s former ambassador to Colombia Jean Michel Marlaud gave an interview to Colombian magazine “Semana” two weeks after leaving his three-year post in Colombia. Marlaud argued that the chance of a…
“1,000 Women for Peace,” an exhibit about 1,000 women around the world who were jointly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be on display in Cartagena in September. Visitors…