Armed conflict and political violence are threatening the participation of Colombia’s war victims in the upcoming elections. Victim representatives from war-torn regions are vying for 16 seats in the House…
The political party of Colombia’s main opposition politician will be allowed to take part in next year’s election following a landmark court ruling. The Constitutional Court overturned a 2018 ruling…
Colombia’s army is recruiting war victims who could represent the military in Congress after next year’s elections, local media reported Sunday. Independent news program Noticias Uno obtained a documents in…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Friday granted 16 congressional seats to war-torn regions, a promise made to victims that Congress initially refused to honor. The court overruled a controversial 2017 decision…
Colombia’s senate president will ratify a senate vote granting 16 seats in Congress to victims of the armed conflict against President Ivan Duque’s will, local media reported Monday. The extra…
For the first time since Colombia’s FARC guerrillas demobilized and became a political party in 2017, one of its members was elected mayor on Sunday. The election of Guillermo Torres,…
More than a hundred victim organizations asked the government to comply with its obligation to grant political participation rights for Colombians living in conflict zones. In an open letter, the…
The FARC’s former political chief “Ivan Marquez,” was stripped on the senate seat he spent years negotiating on Friday. The ruling not only revoked his congressional privileges, but also banned…
The political leader of the FARC, the group that demobilized thousands of guerrillas last year, reiterated Monday he won’t take seat in the senate on Friday. Luciano Marin, a.k.a. “Ivan…