Colombia’s longest-living rebel group ELN said Monday that they will resume kidnappings to sustain their guerrilla organization. In a statement, the rebels said the government failed to create a so-called…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the ELN, agreed to suspend kidnapping people for profit in ongoing peace talks with the government. The agreement that was announced in Mexico comes days after…
Guerrilla group EMC, which controls significant parts of southern Colombia, said on Tuesday that it has banned kidnapping as a means to finance the organization. The EMC’s peace negotiators made…
Colombia’s ombudsman said Monday that 91 people are currently being held hostage by guerrillas and organized crime groups. Among the captive kidnapping victims are three minors, according to Ombudsman Carlos…
Guerrilla group ELN released the father of soccer player Luis Diaz almost two weeks after kidnapping him in northern Colombia. Luis Manuel Diaz was released to representatives of the United…
Guerrilla group ELN kidnapped the father of soccer player Luis Diaz in the north of Colombia and are holding him hostage, according to the government. The chief negotiator in peace…
Colombia’s armed forces have said that five soldiers were “kidnapped” by guerrillas since a bilateral ceasefire took force on January 1. One of the soldiers has been released and four…
For the first time in history, victims of the FARC publicly confronted former guerrilla commanders with the suffering caused by their crimes against humanity. The three-day confrontation was part of…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP on Tuesday began hearing former commanders of now-defunct guerrilla group FARC over the kidnapping of more than 20,000 people. The JEP will be interrogating seven…