Colombia’s last-standing rebel group, the ELN, confirmed Wednesday that it would release a former congressman on Thursday, in time for peace talks to begin next week. The announcement was made by “Ariel…
Colombia and the ELN, the country’s last standing Marxist rebel group, announced via a joint statement Wednesday that they will begin official peace talks on February 7. In addition, former Congressman Odin Sanchez…
Colombia’s last remaining Marxist rebel group, the ELN, said Monday it would not release a captive former congressmen until the government releases two imprisoned guerrillas. The ELN’s failure to release…
Colombia’s last remaining rebel group, the ELN, on Friday said it would release a former congressmen next week after which suspended peace talks with the government can be resumed. The…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, released the first proof-of-life video of a politician who handed himself over to the guerrillas to secure his brother’s release last April. The…
Colombia’s ELN rebels put peace talks with the government in doubt by releasing a former governor but replacing him with his brother, a former congressman.
Five former congressmen, all convicted for using death squads to intimidate voters, are suing the Colombian state, demanding compensation for their loss of reputation and income, newspaper El Tiempo reported…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced Wednesday former congressmen Edgar Eulises Torres and Odin Sanchez to 9 years in prison for ties to paramilitary death squads, reported news source El Espectador Wednesday.…
Colombia’s Supreme Court will investigate whether two former congressmen from the north-west Choco department could be tried for crimes against humanity. The court will investigate if former House of Representatives…
