Government and FARC dissidents start third round of dialogues
The parties announced the installation of negotiations last October in Tibúin the Catatumbo region, after a year of squabbles and held the second cycle of dialogues between December 2 and 11 in the department of Cauca, one of the hardest hit by violence. In November The process experienced a crisis after the EMC left the […]
FARC dissidents announced that they will renounce extortionate kidnapping
“According to data from the JEP (Special Jurisdiction for Peace), in 60% of the kidnapping cases recorded between August 2022 and October 2023 the alleged perpetrator is unknown, The ELN (National Liberation Army) accounts for 11% of the cases and the dissidents of the Central General Staff account for 10%,” Pares added. Agreements between the […]
UN Security Council would verify the ceasefire between the Government and EMC
Colombia and the Central General Staff (EMC), the main dissident of the FARC, will ask the UN Security Council to allow the United Nations mission in the country to verify the ceasefire announced on Sunday, and which is scheduled to begin October 16th. The head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz […]
Emergency in Cauca due to terrorist attacks
Violent events were recorded on the morning of this Wednesday, September 20 in the department of Cauca. And explosive attack was perpetrated against a police station in the town of Timba, where other attacks against the Army were also committed during the early hours of the morning. This was reported by the governor of Cauca, […]
Ombudsman confirms release of two girls kidnapped by Farc dissidents
Two girls aged 7 and 8 who had been taken by dissidents from the FARC after a confrontation with the public force in the department of araucain the northeast of Colombia, were handed over to their family this Wednesday, according to the Ombudsman’s Office. The girls had “disappeared” along with their mother, Leidy Mayerlis Ladino, […]
Iván Márquez would still be alive according to statements by Chancellor Leyva
The statements are added to those given by the Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda days ago, in which he indicated that he does not have any information on the death of Iván Márquez either. Details about the alleged death of Iván Márquez Last Thursday, July 6, the director of the CM& news program, Yamid Amat, […]
The dark legacy of antipersonnel mines in Colombia
Colombia has been the scene of a heartbreaking struggle that has left indelible scars on its territory and in the hearts of its people. For decades, antipersonnel mines have become an invisible threat that stalks Colombians, taking lives and causing suffering throughout the country. The figures are alarming. According to recent reports published by Radio […]
