Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro signed off on a decree that gives the government extraordinary powers to respond to a major guerrilla offensive along the border with Venezuela. The so-called State…
Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo revoked the suspension of the arrest warrants against 31 ELN commanders in response to a guerrilla offensive in northeast Colombia. In a post on social…
At least 20 people have been killed in combat among rival factions of FARC dissident group EMC in southwestern Colombia. According to Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, the fighting broke out…
President Gustavo Petro temporarily suspended the rule of law in response to an ELN offensive that has killed dozens and has displaced thousands in northwest Colombia since Friday. Petro announced…
At least 80 people were killed and another 11,000 fled their homes in northeast Colombia since Friday when guerrilla group ELN embarked on an offensive to retake control over the…
More than 30 people were allegedly killed in northeast Colombia since Thursday when guerrilla group ELN embarked on a major offensive in the Catatumbo region. According to Ombudsman Iris Marin,…
Deadly violence targeting community leaders and rights defenders in Colombia reduced slightly in 2024, according to a prominent conflict monitor. According to the NGO Indepaz, 174 social leaders were assassinated…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP announced that forensic experts found human remans in a waste dump in the west of Medellin. The exhumation of at least two victims of forced…
A disagreement about peace talks with Colombia’s government caused a surprise split between commanders of guerrilla group Segunda Marquetalia (SM). The internal division became visible during negotiations with the SM’s…