Guerrilla group ELN confined tens of thousands of people from western Colombia to their homes in order to fight paramilitary organization EGC. The guerrillas issued the indefinite lockdown order in…
Authorities from Colombia and the United States are investigating an alleged plot to assassinate President Gustavo Petro, according to US television network Univision. Petro confirmed to Univision that he had…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered his peace commissioner to seek talks with “Los Pachenca,” one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the Caribbean region. Los Pachenca, who are…
President Gustavo Petro authorized a “socio-judicial conversation” with the EGC, Colombia’s largest paramilitary organization. According to a presidential decree, this conversation seeks to convince the EGC’s top commanders of the…
Colombia’s military will resume operations against guerrilla group ELN after negotiators failed to secure the extension of a ceasefire, according to defense minister Ivan Velasquez. The ceasefire that took force…
Peace talks between Colombia’s government with a faction of guerrilla group EMC have become uncertain after the arrest of multiple unit commanders. Tuesday’s surprise arrests came two weeks after peace…
Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo vowed to try hundreds of businesses that financed the creation and human rights violations of paramilitary groups during Colombia’s armed conflict. Camargo made the promise…
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that the military will resume operations against guerrilla group EMC. Instead, the government agreed to a regional ceasefire that is limited to areas where dissident…
President Gustavo Petro told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that he needs congressional efficiency and international debt relief to push forward Colombia’s peace process. Speaking at the UNSC, Petro…