Colombia’s conservatives feel ‘excluded’ from peace talks
Colombia’s Conservative Party said Thursday it has been excluded from ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC.
Colombia’s Conservative Party said Thursday it has been excluded from ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC.
President Juan Manuel Santos told his American counterpart Barack Obama on Wednesday that Colombia will begin contributing troops to United Nations peace missions abroad in the upcoming months, according to local media.
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Tuesday released internal correspondence regarding attempts by former president Alvaro Uribe to begin peace talks and the group’s reasons not to follow up.
At least 11 people died and 14 were injured when lightning struck a group of indigenous leaders united in a field in northern Colombia.
Police reported on Thursday that it had arrested 37 persons in eastern Colombia. The suspects are linked to killings, extortion and drug trafficking.
At least three victims attending peace talks with rebel group FARC and organizers of the victim participation have received death threats, according to the United Nations.
Colombia’s public prosecution and the Ministry of Justice will present a bill in November that will focus on dismantling drug trafficking organizations, reported Caracol Radio Thursday.
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Tuesday launched its own newscast to break what they call a “media offensive” against them. The show is hosted by Dutch guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, completed their 10 point long list of minimum proposals on victim reparation in the event the guerrillas sign peace with the government.