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 : Peace Process
A town in Colombia’s embattled Catatumbo fights to keep children in school
At an abandoned airstrip in Tibú, a town in Colombia’s northeastern Catatumbo region, Jaime Botero dons a bright Hawaiian shirt and shorts. Surrounded by family...
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...
Key takeaways from Colombia’s Peace Process report to the UN
Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro presented a report on the progress of the country’s 2016 Peace Agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
Five years ago, Colombia ended a half-century civil war with the FARC guerrillas. Where is the peace process now?
On November 24, 2016, in a small theatre in Bogotá, a low-key ceremony marked one of the most monumental moments in Colombian history. The leader...
