After the murder of four persons on Saturday, Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán approved the militarization of the southern locality of Usme near the Eastern foothills.
Colombia grapples with a disturbing surge in human rights abuses as latest UN report reveals 98 massacres in 2023 and 6.5% increase over previous year. Surge in violence poses dire threats to communities and vulnerable populations.
Former paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso returns to Colombia after serving 16 years in a U.S. maximum security prison. Appointed by President Petro as a peace facilitator, Mancuso’s repatriation opens a debate on justice and post-conflict reconciliation.
Child recruitment by FARC dissidents and ELN escalates in Colombia, violating international law and raising concerns over President Petro’s “total peace” agenda.
Colombia’s Armed Forces have retaken the Cañón de Micay in the department of Cauca from control of FARC dissidents. The military operation lasted several weeks.
At age 24 Violeta Arango was accused of masterminding the 2017 bombing of the Andino shopping mall in Bogotá. The bomb claimed the lives of three woman. The suspect was named a “peace manager” by President Petro.
U.S Senator Marco Rubio has asked the Biden administration to deny Colombia’s extradition request of former AUC warlord Salvatore Mancuso after named “peace envoy” by President Petro.
Facing a widening political scandal into illegal campaign financing, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro called for a “national accord” to secure peace with ELN.
Two rulings on Colombia, one with the ICJ’s defense of the nation’s maritime borders, the other on FARC dissidents orchestrating the 21N violence have been welcomed as historic legal decisions.
n a troubling development, the end of a fragile truce between Buenaventura’s two most powerful gangs shattered several months ago, has plunged Colombia’s largest port city into a state of violence insecurity.
Colombia faces the largest anti-government protests as President Petro reaches his first year in office. The Marcha de la Mayoría comes amidst a deep political crisis.
As the political crisis of the Petro government deepens after explosive audios were leaked to Semana, the Maoist ELN guerilla will announce from Havana, Cuba, a six month, bilateral ceasefire.
FARC dissidents under command of “Iván Mordisco” have threatened to “multiply the numbers of deaths, wounded and prisoners” after President Petro breaks ceasefire.
The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla is threatening to abandon the peace talks in Havana, Cuba, after a declaration by President Petro to the Armed Forces.
In a defiant act to pressure the Colombian Congress in approving the National Development Plan and Health Reform of the government of President Gustavo Petro, some 400 members of the Indigenous Guard are occupying the steps of the Capitol.
President Petro has recalled the government’s peace negotiators after the ELN guerrilla attacked a military platoon in Norte de Santander killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others.