Officials hope that Salvatore Mancuso will cooperate by revealing information about hundreds of murders and forced disappearances. Former Colombian paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso has been…
Chia, Colombia – Decnis Diaz was at home in Chia, Colombia, on November 18 when she received a call from her siblings: Her beloved younger…
Bogota, Colombia – Nearly two decades after the Colombian army killed her 19-year-old son, Beatriz Mendez heard the words she had long waited for. On…
Bogotá, Colombia – On Friday, the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro celebrated a significant step on its path towards peace: A six-month, nationwide ceasefire was…
In the slopes overlooking downtown Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city, gun-toting gangs reign over vast stretches of neighbourhoods, overseeing the local drug trade, demanding extortion fees…
Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) — the country’s largest remaining rebel group — have signed a ceasefire agreement following months of negotiations, marking…
The administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced it is suspending a ceasefire agreement with a rebel group accused of killing four Indigenous people…
Colombia’s government and the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have begun their latest round of peace talks, with both sides saying they hope…
The Estado Mayor Central armed group, a FARC breakaway organisation, says it is ready to engage in peace talks with the government on May 16.…
As armed groups continue to jostle for power, the Red Cross reports a six-year high in civilians injured by explosives. A new report from the…
Bogota, Colombia – Berna Nastacuas Pai held a dangerous job as a member of a patrol that guards his Indigenous Awa community in southern Colombia.…
Arsenal of weapons, including M60 machine gun and grenades, belonged to FARC rebel dissidents, Colombian police say. Colombia’s national police force has said it confiscated…
Buenaventura, Colombia – In the month following Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s August inauguration, the leaders of two rival gangs in the port city of Buenaventura…