International community absent from Colombia cocaine efforts: ICG
The international community “shines in absence” when it comes to combating the...
Tag: International Crisis Group
The FARC may be off the battlefield, but hundreds of guerrillas remain
Colombia’s largest and longest-living guerrilla group FARC may have left the battlefield,...
ELN must not be cast aside in peace talks: Report
Peace talks between Colombia’s government and rebel group FARC have dominated media public attention for the past year and a half. However, a report released on Wednesday emphasizes the importance of also engaging the...
‘Clear, credible, and coherent plan’ needed for human rights abuses: Study
The International Crisis Group (ICG) on Thursday said the government and rebel group FARC need to...
Early ceasefire top priority at peace talks: Think tank
Achieving a bilateral ceasefire in the early phase of negotiations should be a top priority at the peace talks between the government, the armed forces and FARC, said the International Crisis Group Tuesday. In a briefing titled...
Colombia risks ‘failure’ in demobilization of violent groups: Report
The demobilization of neo-paramilitary groups in Colombia “risks going down as a failure,” said a report published Friday by the International Crisis Group (ICG), an NGO specializing in the prevention and resolution...
How Colombia can shield October elections from criminals: NGO
The International Crisis Group (ICG) has released a report recommending strategies to shelter the October 2011 elections from criminal groups. According to the ICG, an NGO which focuses on the resolution of violent conflicts...
