Negotiators of Colombia’s government and guerrilla organization EMC announced a ceasefire and formal peace talks that will begin on October 8. The peace talks between the government of President Gustavo…
Unidentified armed men opened fire on a helicopter transporting human rights prosecutors who were on their way to northern Colombia to investigate army abuse allegations. The army helicopter that was…
Almost seven years after signing peace with guerrilla group FARC, Colombia’s government finally has a policy to dismantle the country’s illegal armed groups. The policy seeks to dismantle the guerrilla…
Colombia’s controversial ranchers’ federation Fedegan suggested to mobilize “ranchers solidarity brigades” in opposition to government efforts to empower landless farmers. The suggestion was rejected by President Gustavo Petro, who accused…
Three agents of Colombia’s now-defunct intelligence agency DAS carried out the assassination of a socialist candidate in the presidential elections of 1990. The March 3 1989 attack inside Bogota’s El…
Colombia’s former army commander, retired General Mario Montoya, is responsible for 130 extrajudicial killings committed between 2002 and 2003, according to war crimes tribunal JEP. All victims were falsely presented…
Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief “Macaco” says his influence went all the way up to Colombia’s Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa accused guerrilla group ELN of planning his assassination for political reasons. Petro said so on Twitter after the security forces…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro granted the former boss of the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC, Salvatore Mancuso, conditional liberty. According to Justice Minister Nestor Osuna, Mancuso will not be free once…