If the upcoming peace talks between FARC rebels and the Colombian government are successful, nearly 10,000 combatants could be incorporated into mainstream society, claimed the director of the Colombian Agency…
Colombia’s prosecutor general said Monday that a successful peace process could open the door for guerrilla groups FARC to shape the country’s democratic life. “If you think of a peace…
The now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC acquired hundreds of M16 rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar grenades in Miami in 2004 and 2005, while officially in the process of demobilizing, Colombian radio…
Colombia’s Supreme Court rules that demobilized paramilitaries can be extradited to the United States, despite a deal with the government of former President Alvaro Uribe that sheltered them from extradition.…
The fraudulent demobilization of a FARC unit for which Colombia’s former peace commissioner is being investigated has cost the Colombian State over $630,000, said the Supreme Court Tuesday. Local media…
Colombia’s justice minister said Tuesday he wanted former members of illegal armed groups like the FARC, EPL and M-19 to apologize for crimes they committed and to compensate their victims.…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office warned Tuesday that 1,500 demobilized paramilitaries could be released in 2013 without having been investigated for human rights violations. As part of the 2005 widely-criticized Justice…
Recent attacks against Bogota, supposedly executed by former FARC soldiers, cast doubt on the success of Colombia’s demobilization program, the city’s mayor told Caracol Radio Monday. Police have arrested a…
The Colombian government came out in strong support for a proposed constitutional amendment, known as the “Legal Framework for Peace,” following an alleged FARC bombing in Bogota Tuesday, reported newspaper El…