Colombia’s armed forces will not move into abandoned FARC territory until after January 1, the country’s military commander said Monday. The governor of Antioquia announced in June already that the military…
Colombia’s state council ruled on Monday that the country’s conservative opposition purposely deceived the public ahead of a referendum on peace with the FARC and is considering nullifying its result. The state…
Colombia’s recent wave of assassinations and death threats against rights defenders and community leaders has reached a new low after the archbishop of Cali, an active supporter of peace, received a death threat. “Death to…
Pope Francis met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe, for a private meeting after Santos successfully closed peace with the country’s largest rebel group opposed by…
Two senators have proposed that Congress should be impeached in response to President Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to ratify Colombia’s revised peace deal with the Marxist FARC rebel group through the legislative body.…
Colombia’s Congress will vote on a peace deal between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels next week. Having seen the first deal rejected by the public in an October…
Colombia’s opposition on Wednesday renewed calls for the public to engage in “civil resistance” against a national peace process after the government closed a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels. The…
Makeshift roadblocks dot communities in the north of Colombia’s Cauca province as locals form unarmed watch groups, claiming authorities are ignoring a wave of violence in the region. The 80-man-strong Peasant Security force…
A new peace accord between Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed on Thursday and sent to Congress for approval, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, bringing…