The reasons why the ELN freezes peace talks with the government
The announcement comes less than two weeks after the Government and the ELN concluded in Havana the sixth cycle of peace negotiations in which they agreed to extend for another 180 days the bilateral ceasefire that began on August 3, and the The guerrilla also committed to “unilaterally and temporarily suspending economic withholdings,” as it […]
Ceasefire between the Government and the ELN was extended. Until when?
The ELN asked for “guarantees” that the cessation would fulfill “its main function”, which from its point of view is to improve the living conditions and human rights of the civilian population in the areas affected by the conflict. The Colombian Government, for its part, wanted to expand the terms and set of prohibited violent […]
ELN blames the Army for delays in the release of Luis Díaz’s father
The head of the ELN, alias “Antonio García”, acknowledged this weekend that said front was the one that kidnapped the father of the Liverpool and Colombian team player on August 28 in the town of Barrancas, where the family lives. and although He admitted that it was a “mistake” to have done it to get […]
Petro pointed out that the conditions in which Luis Díaz’s father is can become dangerous
On November 1, the peace delegation of the government and the ELN confirmed that the guerrilla group has kidnapped the father of the Colombian soccer player. Luis Dayz. Given the fact, from the political sector, several figures have reacted with rejection. Recently, the president, Gustavo Petroalso expressed himself, reaffirming the responsibility of the insurgent organization. […]
Government and ELN delegations meet for the first time in Bogotá
Session in Bogotá In this session at the UN headquarters in Bogotá, three issues that have already been advanced in other rounds of dialogue are discussed: the permanent functioning of the table, cHow to bring what was agreed to the table to the territories and the participation process. In that sense, several representatives of the […]
First ceasefire verification mechanism installed
The proceedings to continue monitoring the cthat to the bilateral fire between the National Government and the ELN are maintained, in such a way that this Saturday, August 26, the regional Instance of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MMV) was presented in Pasto, Nariño. This represents the first instance that will formally verify the bilateral […]
ELN delegation calls for respect for the ceasefire
Sore points: Both the leadership of the ELN and the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, gave their ranks an order to stop offensive actions against the other side as of July 6. However, the ELN did so after several days in which it intensified proselytizing actions in the areas where it has the most power (Arauca […]
Key week to define details of the ceasefire with the ELN
Colombian government negotiators and the guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN) a meeting of around a week begins this Monday in Havana to close the fine print of the ceasefire and civil society participation agreements announced in June. The two delegations of the entire peace talks are going to review and, foreseeably, sign in […]
Father of the released sergeant calls high command of the National Army
The joy for the Release of Sergeant Ghislaine Karina Ramírez and her two sons, ages 6 and 8, invaded the father of the noncommissioned officer, who did hard work to make known the case of kidnapping that his family had suffered in the last week at the hands of the ELN. In the media, the […]
Gustavo Petro asks the ELN to “work seriously” for a ceasefire
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President Gustavo Petro asked the guerrillas of National Liberation Army (ELN) “work seriously” for a ceasefire and showed his willingness to grant political status to that group. “We want to give the ELN that political status but recognizing the new reality. To that extent, I propose that we seriously work on a ceasefire. That they […]
