The parallel justice system established with the 2016 Havana peace accords claims FARC recruited more than 18,600 minors into their rank and file during two decades of conflict.
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Former warlords ask forgiveness along Colombia’s elusive road to peace
FARC’s Rodrigo Londoño and AUC’s Salvatore Mancuso met virtually on Wednesday to discuss their roles and responsibilities to the victims of Colombia’s internal conflict.
Ex-FARC offer JEP info on missing kidnapped persons
As part of the War Crimes charges by the transitional court JEP, ex-FARC have handed-over information regarding the remains of at least 55 persons listed as missing.
Colombia’s war atrocities emerge with JEP’s revised “false positives”
On the same day ex-FARC admitted responsibility for war crimes, JEP revised the numbers of extra-judicial killings by Colombia’s Armed Forces.
Ex-FARC accept responsibility for kidnapping in War Crimes case
Representatives of Ex-FARC’s Secretariat have accepted responsibility for kidnapping in a historic war crimes accusation by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).
FARC’s kidnapping “error” overruled in historical legal verdict
The historic indictment against FARC and its decades-old practice of kidnapping could open a path toward reconciliation. Yet for many victims, a formal apology can’t erase the trauma.
FARC dissidents brandish new weapons and call for Duque resignation
A year after their return to arms, the dissident commanders of FARC released a statement calling on mass protests and the resignation of President Iván Duque.
FARC’s Londoño calls on party to “mark distance” with Márquez.
As the peace accord faces serious obstacles, FARC party leader “Timochenko” rallies support for the accord by “marking distance” with former negotiator Iván Márquez.
FARC’s Santrich rearrested after suicide attempt in Bogotá’s La Picota
FARC’s former peace negotiator and member of the Secretariat has been released from La Picota after a suicide attempt.
JEP and Colombia’s judicial meltdown explained
The decision by a special peace tribunal to release a former FARC commander accused of drug trafficking threatens to end the extradition agreement between Colombia and the U.S
Colombia’s Prosecutor General resigns after Justice Tribunal orders release of “Santrich”
A political storm is unleashed in Colombia after the peace tribunal denies the extradition of former FARC’s “Jesús Santrich” to the U.S on drug trafficking charges.
Closing the 20th century on Colombia through transitional justice
Colombia’s ambitious plan for transitional justice in the post-conflict era seeks to close a painful chapter in the nation’s history.