A surge in killings of human rights defenders put pressure on Colombia’s conservative opposition politicians who are accused of inciting and condoning political violence. Three human rights defenders and members of the leftist…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the FARC rebel group, Rodrigo Londoño, will formally sign a revised peace deal on Tuesday in the nation’s capital Bogota, local media…
The top leader of the FARC, Rodrigo Londoño, a.k.a. “Timochenko,” announced on Sunday that he departed from Cuba and going to Colombia for the signing of the new peace accord agreed…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday he will present a revised peace deal with FARC rebels to Congress on Wednesday, the reported deadline to have the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament process ratified before…
Over the years, this website has become Colombia’s largest English language news source. With the country entering a major peace process, it is now our task to report on its risks, opportunities, successes, challenges…
Following Colombia’s first ceasefire breach, the United Nations-led Tripartite Monitoring and Verification Mechanism is in place to investigate the incident and prevent escalation. The Colombia peace deal’s monitoring and verification mechanism is…
President Juan Manuel Santos met with top US officials on Thursday in an effort to promote continued support for Colombia’s peace process during the Trump administration. Santos met with both Democratic…
Colombia’s Army warned dissident FARC guerrillas on Thursday that they will take action against those engaging in criminal activity after a breach of the bilateral ceasefire a day earlier. The death…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday that a revised peace deal with the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC, will be ratified by Congress and not in a referendum.…