Rebel deal a glimmer of hope for Petro’s peace amid Colombia’s mounting conflict
Bogotá, Colombia – On Saturday, April 5, the Comuneros del Sur rebel group began handing over arms to the government, marking the first successful demobilization...
Category : Armed conflict
Petro said Mexican cartels control Colombia’s armed groups; experts say otherwise
As Colombia experiences new waves of armed conflict, President Gustavo Petro has increasingly pointed the finger at an unlikely actor: Mexican cartels. In multiple statements...
USAID withdrawal hits Colombia’s most vulnerable
Quibdó, Colombia – USAID cuts threaten to undermine development goals and the peace process in Colombia’s least developed region, say government officials, NGO workers and...
At least seven killed on Sunday in renewed clashes in Colombia’s Catatumbo region
Bogotá, Colombia – The conflict in Colombia’s northeast Catatumbo region flared up over the weekend with new confrontations between armed groups leaving at least seven...
Cúcuta, Colombia on edge following ELN bombings
Cúcuta, a northeastern Colombian city on the border with Venezuela, woke up to five explosions on February 20. The National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s...
Despite long-awaited mass grave excavation in Medellín, local trust in authorities remains fractured
Medellín, Colombia — After years of demands to search for those forcibly disappeared in Medellin’s La Escombrera landfill, Colombia’s transitional justice body, the Special Jurisdiction...
Bodies in Medellín landfill were victims of forced disappearances: Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Medellín, Colombia – In a landmark declaration Thursday, Colombia’s transitional justice body, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), stated unequivocally that Medellín’s La Escombrera landfill...
“There has not been enough attention paid to business’ involvement in paramilitarism”: Lawyer who represented Colombian families against Chiquita (Interview)
Medellín, Colombia – Chiquita Brands International on June 10 was found civilly liable for the murder of eight Colombians at the hands of the United...
The connection between Colombia’s femicide crisis and its hyper-masculinized conflict
Medellín, Colombia – On May 30, 2024, Stefanny Barranco’s former partner killed her in Bogotá, Colombia’s busy Santafé shopping mall, in broad daylight and in...
