FARC should cease hostilities: Colombia’s Vice-President
Colombia’s vice president on Tuesday said his government was willing to continue talks with left-wing rebel group FARC, and encouraged the rebels to cease fire.
Colombia’s vice president on Tuesday said his government was willing to continue talks with left-wing rebel group FARC, and encouraged the rebels to cease fire.
Touching on impunity and prison overcrowding, Colombia’s vice president on Tuesday discussed the government’s human rights report to be presented to the United Nations (UN).
A Colombian congressman, in partnership with an anti-mine NGO, called on Thursday for the FARC to demine certain areas of humanitarian interest. Access to water sources, areas around schools and…
An open letter from Colombia’s vice president on Thursday called for politicians and citizens alike to roll up one pant leg in solidarity with landmine victims, a cause championed by…
Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon on Sunday announced that his prostate cancer is in remission. His announcement came shortly after attending an Easter mass at the Lord of Miracles [Senor…
Representatives from the Colombian government on Wednesday sat down with 32 representatives of the coffee growers to try and broker a deal to end the 10-day strike. Leading the government…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos declared on Tuesday that Vice President Angelino Garzon will lead the dialogue with tens of thousands of striking coffee growers. The appointment came after the…
Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, is “challenging” the ongoing peace process with the government by taking “prisoners of war,” said Colombian vice president Angelino Garzon on Wednesday. Garzon said the…
As Colombia troops search for two missing police officers who were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC, the country’s largest left-wing insurgency, Colombia’s vice-president on Sunday demanded that the guerrillas return…