The Red Cross confirmed on Monday that it has begun conversations with rebel group FARC in hopes of expediting the release of an army general and two accompanying officials who were captured by alleged guerrillas…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday suspended ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC, hours after the guerrillas had detained a general in western Colombia.
FARC rebels in the west of Colombia captured an army general, the highest ranking officer ever detained by the guerrillas in their 50-year history, on Sunday.
The remote village of Unguia close to Colombia’s border with Panama has no permanent running water or electricity but it does have something that could potentially transform the lives of…
The Colombia branch of the United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned recent attacks by alleged ELN guerrillas against indigenous leaders.
An indigenous leader has been assassinated in the west of Colombia while a second leader has gone missing, announced Colombia’s Ombudsman on Sunday.
The western Colombian city of Quibdo is set to celebrate the San Pacho festival, a 32-day rip-roaring party that culminates in a parade in honor of their patron saint Saint Francis…
The Colombian army said Monday it has killed 21 and captured six guerrillas of the country’s largest armed rebel group FARC and the smaller ELN in several operations in the southwest of the country.
Colombia’s highest government human rights official encouraged citizens of Colombia’s north-west Choco state to take legal action against state functionaries who do no meet the needs of the community, according to an…