The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that the body will closely review changes in Colombia’s revised peace deal. The ICC previously welcomed the initial peace deal struck down…
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, on Wednesday vowed to internally investigate the fate of some 500 people who were kidnapped by the guerrillas but are now unaccounted for. The guerrillas…
Colombia’s peace process with FARC rebels is partly stuck because approximately 15% of the country’s national territory was stolen during the armed conflict and many owners don’t want to give it back. Since Colombia’s…
The top UN human rights official said Thursday he will closely watch how special peace tribunals set up under Colombia’s peace accord operate, to ensure people who committed serious war…
Colombia’s former President on Monday claiming that a peace deal signed with FARC rebels will “surrender the country” to the disarming guerrillas “with the purpose of putting me in jail.” According to the…
Colombia guerrilla group FARC’s final National Guerrilla Conference is not just attended by rebel representatives and press, but also desperate family members seeking a sign of life of loved ones…
Like almost everybody, I am appalled by the thought of a war criminal evading prison and even enter congress if peace with Colombia’s FARC rebels takes effect. But the bartered victims deal is much more than…
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…
News that major multinational companies like Coca-Cola are facing terrorism support charges for allegedly financing death squads is stirring major unrest among Colombia’s business community. Coca-Cola, state-run oil company Ecopetrol and 55…