President Gustavo Petro designated 18 of Colombia’s most notorious former war lords as “peace brokers” ahead of talks about their possible participation in peace building. The decree signed by Petro…
Extradited Medellin crime lord Diego Fernando Murillo, a.k.a. “Don Berna,” asked President Gustavo Petro to allow him to take part in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia. In a letter to the…
Homicides, massacres and legislative disorder threat attempts to negotiate peace with gangs in three of Colombia’s most violent cities. The government of President Gustavo Petro kicked off the peace processes…
Colombia’s constitutional court has rejected a far-right appeal to sink the peace policy of President Gustavo Petro. The court did impose limits on Petro’s “Total Peace” policy to prevent abuses…
Violence related to Colombia’s armed conflict decreased over the past year, according to the prosecution of war crimes tribunal JEP. In a report, the JEP’s Investigation and Accusation Unit (UIA)…
Members of Colombia’s Congress demanded the resignation of Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda over his handling of peace talks with illegal armed groups. Rueda was called to Congress to respond over…
Colombia’s Peace Commissioner’s Office says that attempts to negotiate a peace process that involves some 14,000 gang members in Medellin is being sabotaged. The claim was confirmed by organized crime…
Colombia’s constitutional court may strike down the flagship “Total Peace” policy of President Gustavo Petro. The court revealed it was studying a lawsuit that claimed Congress committed errors in the…
President Gustavo Petro unilaterally suspended a ceasefire with guerrilla group EMC in southern Colombia in response to a massacre. The suspension allows the military to resume operations in the part…