Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said they will do what they can to facilitate the pending demobilization of the much larger FARC rebel group, but proved pessimistic about its own…
The Netherlands said Friday it was closely watching the outcome of the Colombian peace deal and how it will affect a notorious Dutch woman guerrilla, wanted by the United States.…
Foreigners with opinions on Colombia are as divided about the peace process with the FARC as Colombians themselves. But there could be a unified role we can play to support Colombia…
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Thursday welcomed Colombia’s peace deal with FARC rebels, but called for “genuine” prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes. “The peace…
Pope Francis has declined an invitation by Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos to help pick judges for a transitional justice tribunal in the event a peace deal with FARC rebels is…
“Do you support the final agreement to end the conflict and the construction of a stable and long-lasting peace?” This is the exact question Colombians will be asked on October…
The final signing of a peace deal between Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels will possibly to be held in the offices of the United Nations in New York City. Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Maria Angela Holguin,…
The conflict between the FARC and the Colombian government began in 1964, but political violence closely related to the current conflict began decades earlier. Colombia has never had much of a stable democracy.…
Some 2,000 electoral observers will keep an eye on the October 2 vote on a recently closed peace deal between Colombia’s government and the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group. The…