“Sabotage” threatens Medellin peace process
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 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 President Gustavo Petro called on guerrillas to suspend attacks after allegedly killing four police officers in the southwest of the country. Petro made the call after presiding over a…
Colombia’s prosecution said Tuesday that guerrilla ELN is planning to “carry out a terrorist attack against the prosecutor general, Francisco Barbosa.” The ELN dismissed the accusation and said the prosecution…
A US judge sentenced former paramilitary warlord “Otoniel” to 45 years in prison for his years-long involvement in exporting cocaine from Colombia. The former commander of paramilitary group AGC, whose…
A ceasefire between Colombia’s security forces and guerrilla group ELN took force in support of ongoing peace talks. The ceasefire will be monitored by the United Nations, the Catholic Church…
Audio obtained by radio station Caracol would disprove news media that claimed that “Ivan Marquez,” the leader of guerrilla group “Segunda Marquetalia” had died last month. The radio station aired…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP announced that it will investigate if former government officials are responsible for the extrajudicial executions of thousands of civilians. The JEP will also look into…
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council agreed to investigate a plot that apparently sought to sabotage Colombia’s ongoing peace process. The council agreed to appoint an investigator to investigate “what…
Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC announced the beginning of preliminary peace talks. In a joint statement, Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda and the EMC’s second-in-command, Andrey Abendaño, said that the…