Colombia

Colombia’s constitutional court has rejected a far-right appeal to sink the peace policy of President Gustavo Petro.

Violence related to Colombia’s armed conflict decreased over the past year, according to the prosecution of war crimes tribunal JEP. In a report, the JEP’s Investigation and Accusation Unit (UIA) said that violent incidents registered between January and October were considerably lower compared to the same period last year.

Guerrilla group EMC has decided to resume peace talks with Colombia’s government, the latter’s chief negotiator said Wednesday. … According to the government’s chief negotiator, Camilo Gonzalez, the FARC dissidents decided to resume the talks in Catatumbo, a region close to the Venezuelan border.

FARC dissident group EMC said Sunday that it had suspended peace talks, claiming that Colombia’s government has failed to comply with made agreements.

Petro's progressive allies defeated in all major cities.

Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC kicked off formal peace talks after signing a three-month ceasefire. … The EMC is an illegal armed group that was founded by former FARC guerrillas in 2016 in opposition to a peace process that had been bartered by former President Juan Manuel Santos.

As Colombia prepares to mark the seventh anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long conflict there, the Government has increased its efforts to realize the accord’s goals, the UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday.

Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC postponed formal peace talks and a ceasefire that were supposed to begin on Sunday.

The Colombian army has apologised for killing thousands of civilians and falsely passing them off as left-wing guerrillas to boost its kill rate during the country's armed conflict.

The Colombian government and the left-wing rebel group EMC-Farc have agreed to resume peace talks and implement a 10-month ceasefire. The EMC-Farc is an off-shoot of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), a group formed in the 1960's as the armed wing of the Communist Party.