Colombia’s ELN rebels refuse to surrender hostages ahead of peace talks
The ELN will not give into demands by the government to release hostages ahead of peace negotiations, the leader of Colombia’s second largest rebel group said.
The ELN will not give into demands by the government to release hostages ahead of peace negotiations, the leader of Colombia’s second largest rebel group said.
Colombia’s interim prosecutor general announced Wednesday he would file 16,000 war crime charges against the leaders of the ELN while negotiators are trying to agree to formal peace talks.
Colombia’s ELN rebels put peace talks with the government in doubt by releasing a former governor but replacing him with his brother, a former congressman.
Fighting between left-wing ELN guerrillas and Colombia’s military on Thursday left two guerrillas dead and six injured, according to the military.
Colombia security is severely under threat at the hands of illegal paramilitary groups, according to a report published last week by conflict monitoring NGO Indepaz.
More than 3,000 people have been displaced in western Colombia amid fighting between left-wing ELN rebels, their neo-paramilitary rivals “Los Urabeños” and the army, according to authorities.
Colombia’s government on Wednesday called on the private sector to take active part in peace talks with ELN rebels who say public participation in the talks is key to their success.
Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the left-wing guerrilla group ELN will begin in May, according to the rebel group. The rebels did not announce a date and the government has yet…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, is not yet willing to end kidnapping or cease attacks in spite of being in talks with the government to negotiate peace, one…