Colombia’s oldest and largest rebel group, the FARC, should begin demobilizing on Tuesday according to the government’s peace process timeline, but the guerrillas refuse. The FARC’s refusal to stick to the…
The United Nations expressed its concern about an increase of assassinations in Colombia of community leaders and rights defenders, particularly in the countryside. In a press release on Friday, the Office…
The United Nations-led ceasefire monitoring system determined that both the FARC and Colombia’s armed forces violated the terms of the ceasefire when the truce was breached last month. Both parties on…
Following congressional approval of a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels , the 180-day demobilization and disarmament process of Colombia’s oldest and largest guerrilla group begins Thursday. In their peace…
Colombia’s Congress approved a new peace deal with FARC rebels late on Wednesday, despite objections from former President and now Senator Alvaro Uribe, who said it was still too lenient…
With Colombia’s conservative opposition boycotting the vote, the country’s senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a revised peace deal between the state and Marxist FARC rebels. Colombia’s Congress’ high chamber took 12 hours…
Colombia’s prosecution arrested seven officials of the Victims’ Unit in the Antioquia province, an entity dedicated to providing funds to regional victims of the country’s armed conflict. It is expected that the…
The first debates in Congress on Colombia’s new peace deal with the Marxist FARC rebel group are scheduled for next Tuesday, with a vote on the pact expected on Thursday. President…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) congratulated Colombia on its “improved” peace deal, despite ongoing concerns about justice for war criminals. Transitional justice was one of the most controversial aspects of the first…