The Colombian government has forbidden the presence of outsiders during a FARC hostage handover next week, reported local media Wednesday. Colombians For Peace, an NGO that negotiates with the guerrillas…
Colombia will not authorize the use of outside mediators for the planned release of ten FARC hostages next week, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Local media reported Monday that…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC demanded Saturday the Colombian government allows hostage negotiator Piedad Cordoba a visit to imprisoned FARC guerrillas before the rebels release ten hostages they promised to…
Hostage negotiator Piedad Cordoba said Friday ten FARC hostages held for more than 12 years would be released by “April 3 at the latest,” reported newspaper El Espectador. It was…
The Colombian government and hostage mediators have approved protocols for the planned release of FARC captives, the Defense Ministry told Colombia Reports Thursday. The protocols were endorsed by the International Red…
Colombian Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra withdrew Tuesday former senator Piedad Cordoba’s permission to visit imprisoned guerrillas. Esguerra argued that the head of Colombians for Peace (CCP) only had authorization…
The Colombian government will allow the NGO Colombians for Peace to “visit” imprisoned members of the FARC, reports local media. Skeptical of the conditions that incarcerated members of the FARC…
Colombian peace activists Piedad Cordoba and Marleny Orjuela have spoken of the international effort underway ahead of the release announced by the FARC of a group of ten hostages held…
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group, called for a truce between the government, the FARC, and themselves, in a letter released Sunday. ELN news archive The release, addressed to…