Colombia’s EMC guerrillas vow to end kidnapping
Guerrilla group EMC, which controls significant parts of southern Colombia, said on Tuesday that it has banned kidnapping as a means to finance the organization. The EMC’s peace negotiators made…
Guerrilla group EMC, which controls significant parts of southern Colombia, said on Tuesday that it has banned kidnapping as a means to finance the organization. The EMC’s peace negotiators made…
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)…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that he had replaced Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda. Otty Patiño, the government’s lead negotiator in peace talks with guerrilla group ELN, will replace Rueda.…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP indicted former army commander Jaime Lasprilla and four other generals for their alleged involvement in 200 homicides. The generals are part of a group of…
The former commander of the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC told Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP that former President Alvaro Uribe was involved in a 1997 massacre. Former AUC chief Salvatore…
Guerrilla group EMC has decided to resume peace talks with Colombia’s government, the latter’s chief negotiator said Wednesday. The group of “Ivan Mordisco,” a dissident commander of the now-defunct guerrilla…
The government agreed to leave the control of a major drug trafficking route in southwestern Colombia to guerrilla group EMC, according to newspaper El Espectador. The agreement that was reportedly…
Guerrilla group ELN released the father of soccer player Luis Diaz almost two weeks after kidnapping him in northern Colombia. Luis Manuel Diaz was released to representatives of the United…
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…