Colombia’s High Commissioner for Peace stated Monday that “no incident will break the ceasefire” with the ELN, but rejected the killing of an indigenous governor by the rebel group. The…
Hundreds of community leaders are expected to take part in a new round of peace negotiations between Colombia’s government and ELN rebels on Monday. “The fourth cycle is beginning with…
Colombia’s congress is jeopardizing fundamental parts of the country’s historic peace process with the FARC over its lawmakers’ own political interests. Many of the laws necessary for the success of the process…
With increasing tensions and violence surrounding Colombia’s efforts to eradicate coca, one small village that resisted the plant for decades is struggling more than ever to defy the illicit economy.…
In the past seven days armed actors have murdered five social leaders in Colombia, a disturbing figure for a country trying to implement a national peace process. According to the…
Outraged by government failures to honor a peace deal with the FARC, rural communities across Colombia have initiated a “national strike” demanding widespread solutions to poverty, violence and drug trafficking.…
Contrary to original plans for the guerrillas to build new lives in their demobilization zones, former members of the FARC are abandoning their government camps at a high rate, according…
Medellin’s mountainside La Sierra neighborhood has long been a no-go area for tourists because of paramilitary gang wars, but recent investment in the neighborhood has led La Sierra to have…
Colombia’s transitional justice system appointed a senior prosecutor Monday to investigate the many war crimes committed during the country’s armed conflict. The system’s new prosecutor, Giovanni Alvarez, is not new…