Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that “a peace process begins” with the largest guerrilla organization of FARC dissidents. On Twitter, Petro specified that there will be formal negotiations between…
The president of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP said that his office will press criminal charges against (former) prosecution officials over a failed attempt to extradite late guerrilla commander “Jesus…
One of Colombia’s most notorious war lords has begun testifying before the war crimes tribunal about the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC. War crimes tribunal JEP heard Rodrigo Tovar in order…
Colombia’s government and the ELN agreed to an “extraordinary meeting” after the guerrilla group rejected a ceasefire that was announced by President Gustavo Petro. Government negotiator Otty Patiño said on…
Colombia’s prosecutor general’s office on Friday refused to lift arrest warrants of paramilitary leaders, effectively blocking the government’s peace process. Deputy Prosecutor General Martha Marcera wrote Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda…
The United Nations will expand its monitoring of the implementation of a 2016 peace deal between Colombia’s government and the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group. The UN’s Security Council on Wednesday…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office suspended the arrest warrants for three dissident FARC guerrillas who have been appointed to negotiate peace with the government. The three guerrilla are leaders of the…
The government of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday the security forces will resume attacks against ELN guerrillas. The decision followed an announcement of the guerrillas in which they refused…
ELN guerrillas on Tuesday denied having made an agreement with Colombia’s government to uphold a bilateral ceasefire while negotiating peace. President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday that the security forces…