NGO seeks Christmas ceasefire in Colombia
The festive season in Colombia could mark the beginning of “reunion and love” as a citizens’ initiative attempts the government and the FARC to agree on a month-long ceasefire. REDEPAZ,…
The festive season in Colombia could mark the beginning of “reunion and love” as a citizens’ initiative attempts the government and the FARC to agree on a month-long ceasefire. REDEPAZ,…
The armed conflict between the Colombian government and the country’s leading guerrilla group FARC has intensified since the announcement of the peace process, the defense minister said Monday. Juan Carlos…
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Colombia rebel group FARC to make peace with the government before addressing issues such as immigration and drug trafficking. Speaking to Colombian radio…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC calls on national media to “contextualize” ongoing peace talks with the government and to “objectively explain” the preliminary deal between guerrillas and government to avoid…
There is evidence that factions of guerrilla group FARC in the country’s south are not willing to participate in the peace process, according to a Colombian senator. Conservative senator Carlos…
The ongoing peace talks in Oslo between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas increasingly look aimed at achieving “negative peace,” according to a Latin American affairs expert Thursday. “Negative peace…
Changes to Colombia’s socioeconomic model as a result of peace talks will go no further than agrarian reform, said the President of the Senate. Negotiators of the FARC and the…
Nancy Sanchez has been working for human rights in Colombia for two decades. In the days after the official launch of the peace process between the Colombian government and the…
Following a peace deal with the government, demobilized FARC guerrillas could find employment in Colombia’s oil sector, reported El Espectador Monday. If a peace accord is reached between the Colombian…