Colombia’s FARC demands release of 400 imprisoned members
Colombia’s FARC party on Tuesday called the national government to immediately release some 400 prisoners who the former rebels claim should have been released as part of an amnesty deal…
Colombia’s FARC party on Tuesday called the national government to immediately release some 400 prisoners who the former rebels claim should have been released as part of an amnesty deal…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is at a stand still in the drug trafficking case against FARC leader Jesus Santrich as authorities and a DEA informant left the court with contradictory claims.…
The FARC said Sunday that former guerrilla leader “Jesus Santrich” excluded himself from the former guerrillas’ party. The FARC’s international spokesman, “Rodrigo Granda,” told reporters that “if Santrich has decided…
The UN security Council has “seen and heard” the challenges facing Colombia’s peace process, the council’s president, Peruvian Ambassador Gustavo Meza said Sunday. After meeting with state officials in Bogota…
The ongoing killing of demobilized guerrillas is the biggest obstacle to peace in Colombia, a group of prominent peace advocates wrote the UN Security Council on Friday. The 15 ambassadors…
The disappearance of FARC Congressman “Jesus Santrich” has immediately made him one of Colombia’s most wanted fugitives with an $1 million bounty on his head. The impressive reward offered for…
Following the disappearance of FARC congressman “Jesus Santrich,” Congress and the demobilized rebels are left wondering: what will happen to his congressional seat? Article 134 of Colombia’s constitution, commonly referred…
Deforestation in Colombia surged after the demobilization of the FARC as it opened previously untouched rainforest to harmful and unregulated development. The increase in military presence isn’t helping, according to…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal requested authorities to surrender evidence to determine whether the FARC leader “Ivan Marquez,” is violating the peace deal he negotiated for years. Marquez is the most…