Colombia government urges private sector to join ELN peace talks
Colombia’s government on Wednesday called on the private sector to take active part in peace talks with ELN rebels who say public participation in the talks is key to their success.
Colombia’s government on Wednesday called on the private sector to take active part in peace talks with ELN rebels who say public participation in the talks is key to their success.
Colombia’s land restitution process is failing to adequately process the return of land to victims of displacement and is now facing severe criticism from both NGOs and political movements.
Colombia’s government decided on Monday to resume using the controversial weed killer that was suspended less than a year ago amid cancer concerns, while upholding a ban on aerial spraying.
Colombia’s President will call for a complete overhaul of international drug policy including decriminalization at a United Nations Assembly on Drugs in New York on Wednesday.
In spite of extensive investigations and an impressive amount of convictions, ties between Colombia’s criminal underworld and the state are alive and well, according to a leaked Inspector General reports.
Colombia’s left-wing FARC rebels called on Pope Francis on Sunday to intervene in ongoing peace talks with the government in an open letter penned by the group’s commander-in-chief.
Colombia’s government has reached an agreement with child care workers who have been on strike for 11 days, allowing the women to return to work in child care centers on Monday.
Colombia’s government and the left-wing FARC rebels will sign a bilateral ceasefire “in the coming days,” according to guerrillas.
Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the left-wing guerrilla group ELN will begin in May, according to the rebel group. The rebels did not announce a date and the government has yet…