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The fragmentation of armed groups, allure of illicit profits from drug production, and spotty implementation of a peace deal ...
In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as ...
The United States supports peace and stability in Colombia and justice for the many victims of years of vicious ...
A congressional hearing hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is warning that a surge in violence against ...
B OGOTÁ, Colombia—Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, an icon of the Latin American right whose government worked with ...
But it also underscores a deeper struggle to fully implement the country’s 2016 peace accords, a process the United States has supported with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.
The Argentine pope had delayed accepting a government and Church invitation to visit Colombia, where about 80 percent of the population is Catholic, until a viable peace process was under way.
The Peace Accords Matrix Barometer Initiative in Colombia received funding from the U.S. Department of State, Humanity United, the U.N. Multi-Partner Trust Fund and the European Union.
Either way, his Oslo outburst reinforced the Colombian government’s concern that leaks and off-the-cuff remarks to the media could do real damage to the peace process.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Wednesday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group for an attack that killed two soldiers and injured ...
“This is an attack that practically closes a peace process, with blood,” Petro said during a ceremony, in which he named a new judge to one of Colombia’s highest courts.