FARC hostages released ‘April 3 at the latest’
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…
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 has sent the FARC the security protocol for the planned release of the ten hostages held by the rebels for more than 12 years, reported mediator Piedad…
Hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba published the protocols for Colombia’s FARC held hostage recovery operation on her site Monday. The former Colombian senator Cordoba and civil organization Colombians for Peace have…
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…
Eleven oil workers who were kidnappped by the ELN last week have been released in northeast Colombia, the Red Cross announced Tuesday. According to the aid agency, rebels delivered the…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba said Sunday that the FARC’s recent announcement that it will halt kidnappings and release its hostages is a “breakthrough” for human rights in Colombia. Piedad Cordoba…
The ten FARC hostages the guerrilla group on Sunday promised to release will be free by the end of March, former Colombian senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba said Wednesday.…
Pais Libre, a Colombian foundation for the victims of kidnappings, Monday expressed its doubts over the FARC’s latest declaration that they will put an end to abductions for extortion. The…
The U.S. State Department called Colombian rebel group FARC’s recent announcement to release ten hostages “important and necessary,” but also warned that the group lacks credibility after past broken agreements.…