Posted by Zach Edling | Dec 4, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s departing Director of the National Institute of Penitentiaries and Prisons [INPEC] on Tuesday revealed that there are over 3,000 guerrillas in prisons either convicted or being investigated for political crimes....
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 3, 2012 | War and peace
Contrary to previous statements from a fellow member, Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Monday claimed to have “no prisoners of war at this time,” suggesting a divided front during peace negotiations with...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 3, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC confirmed Sunday that it is still holding hostages and plans to exchange them for imprisoned guerrillas. Sandra Ramirez, one of the FARC’s leading rebels involved in peace talks...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 30, 2012 | News
The family of a Colombian journalist who died as a result of injuries incurred while in police custody will sue the department. Guillermo Quiroz, a 31-year-old journalist, was on his way to the municipality of San Pedro in the...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 30, 2012 | War and peace
Unasur (the Union of South American Nations) on Friday released a statement supporting the Colombian government’s progress in its peace negotiations with FARC. Unasur’s statement indicated that a possible peace deal...
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