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Colombia’s Office of the High Commissioner for Peace issued a joint statement on Friday with the Second Marquetalia, formally initiating a dialogue aimed at achieving a peace agreement with the armed group. This initiative is in line with the peace policy established by the Total Peace Law promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The law [...]

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The Colombian government and the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN) Tuesday agreed to extend their landmark truce for 180 days. The truce, called the Bilateral, National and Temporary Ceasefire, was previously extended by one week on January 30 2024, while each side continued ongoing peace talks. In addition to the extension, the peace process is [...]

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On Monday, the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that they would extend the current ceasefire by a week. Meanwhile, delegates from both sides continue to discuss policies that could ensure a longer period of peace. The statement says: Taking into account that today, January 29, 2024, the CFBNT (bilateral, national and [...]

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The Colombian Ombudsman’s Office (DPC) reported Tuesday that 181 social leaders and human rights defenders were murdered in 2023. The figure dropped 16 percent from the data reported for 2022. The ombudsman’s office, in its “Annual report on the killings of social leaders and human rights defenders,” highlighted the alarming situation faced by individuals dedicated [...]

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Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal said Wednesday that at least 35,178 people have suffered sexual, gender and reproductive violence during Colombia’s armed conflict. The JEP was created under the 2016 Peace Accord, between the state and the now demobilized FARC, as the justice component of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and [...]

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Colombia recorded the world’s highest number of environmental defender killings in 2022, with 60 individuals murdered, according to a report released on Tuesday by activist organization Global Witness. According to Global Witness, which has been documenting environmental defender deaths since 2012, the number of environmental defenders murdered in Colombia nearly doubled in 2022, compared to [...]

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Facundo Molares, an independent photojournalist and committed left-wing activist associated with the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), died Thursday when he suffered a heart attack while in police custody. The incident occurred during his participation in protests organized by various left-wing factions as a prelude to the national primary elections. Molares’ heart attack [...]

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Monday that Colombia is suspending a truce with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) rebel group in flashpoint regions–including Meta, Guaviare, Putumayo and Caqueta–after the group killed four indigenous children. EMC is an offshoot of the now-disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). It consists of leftist guerrilla fighters who refused [...]

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