Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 12, 2012 | News
A local politician has been assassinated and ten bystanders were injured in a shooting in the west of Colombia, local media reported Thursday. According to the Government Secretary of the municipality of Jamundi, the victim was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 12, 2012 | News
Colombia and Nicaragua clashed Thursday over a Nicaraguan boat that refused order by the Colombian Navy to leave disputed territory in the Caribbean. The civilian boat, who according to Managua was doing scientific research, was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2012 | War and peace
At least three of the ten representatives of Colombia guerrilla group FARC who are expected to hold peace talks with the country’s government in Norway next week are still facing red notice alerts, international police...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2012 | Guests
Women are needed, not only in the home, but also at the negotiating table, to achieve peace. Decisions made without women not only are less likely to include consideration of women and their specific struggles, but also such...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC said Sunday that international police organization Interpol has suspended international arrest warrants for rebel leaders that are set to travel to Norway for peace negotiations with the...
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