Two were killed when Colombia’s demobilizing FARC rebels clashed with deserted guerrillas of the same organisation, local media reported on Wednesday amid further claims that paramilitary successor groups are moving in on rebel territory.…
2017 could mark the dawn of a new era for Colombia following the signing of peace with Marxist FARC rebels. After more than half a century of conflict, the country enters a process…
United Nations peace observers were celebrating Colombia’s first New Year’s Eve in peace not in one, but multiple FARC camps and were even joined by police, according to media reports. When Spanish…
The FARC’s Martin Caballero front said Friday it would retreat from the verification mechanism that oversees the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament until the UN returns observers it suspended for dancing with the rebels. The…
The UN Mission in Colombia on Thursday suspended three observers and their supervisor for attending a New Year’s Eve party held by the FARC guerrilla group. “The Mission reiterates its…
The conservative opposition questioned the neutrality of the United Nations in Colombia’s peace process on Monday after observers were filmed dancing with guerrillas at a New Years’s Eve gathering. Opposition…
With Colombia’s amnesty law currently being debated in Congress, the United Nations released a statement urging the government to ensure the legislation “fully respects international standards regarding human rights.” The amnesty law, which…
The United Nations expressed its concern about an increase of assassinations in Colombia of community leaders and rights defenders, particularly in the countryside. In a press release on Friday, the Office…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Colombian government and the FARC to begin implementing the peace agreement to avoid violence. While the statement “congratulates all who participated constructively…
