The reintegration of demobilized FARC guerrillas is being threatened by ongoing violence and the failure of Colombia’s government to provide farmland, the United Nations said Thursday. Speaking before the UN…
Renewed violence and armed conflict in Colombia forced more than 57,000 people to flee their homes so far this year, according to the United Nations. A report by UN’s humanitarian…
Almost five years after Colombia’s former FARC guerrillas signed peace with the government, 46% of them are still waiting for work, according to the United Nations. In a press release,…
Colombia’s army is recruiting war victims who could represent the military in Congress after next year’s elections, local media reported Sunday. Independent news program Noticias Uno obtained a documents in…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Monday testified before the Truth Commission about war crimes committed when the far-right politician was head of state. From his estate in Rionegro, the…
Colombia’s prosecution has only achieved 41 convictions for the killing and disappearing of at least 299 former FARC guerrillas, according to the United Nations (UN). The convictions indicate how the…
Silence about victimization and constructive roles played by Colombia’s private sector is distorting the truth about the country’s armed conflict, according to a recent report. In its report, The Political…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal charged 15 members of a now-defunct army unit with the murder of 176 people and forced disappearance of 120 others. Among the charged former soldiers is…
Colombia’s 2016 peace deal contains the necessary elements to resolve its current social crisis, the United Nations´ mission chief told the Security Council on Tuesday. During the presentation of his…