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Long-marginalised Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups are demanding a greater say in how their communities can find paths ...
Colombian guerrillas took 29 soldiers and police hostage during a gun battle in a key cocaine-growing region, the government said Friday, a fresh blow to the country's fragile peace process.
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.
From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the powerful guerrilla group he was part of during Colombia’s ...
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In a meeting this week between the leadership of the Colombian Catholic Church and President Gustavo Petro, the bishops reiterated their commitment to peace and reconciliation in the country. The ...
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Colombian Peace Process — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said “enemies” are “poisoning” the peace process between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels, notes Reuters.
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.