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Colombia: Last FARC Unit Reaches Demobilization Camps
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - The last active unit of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has arrived in one of the many Transition Zones, or demobilization camps, established throughout the country where they will turn over their weapons and begin the transition to civilian life.
Colombia: Peace Talks With ELN Finally Begin
QUITO, Ecuador - With the help of neighbor and host Ecuador, Colombia's government has finally entered into peace talks with the nation's second-largest rebel group, the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) or the Army of National Liberation, in Quito.
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Colombia opens talks with ELN rebels
The Colombian government has opened the first round of peace talks with the ELN rebel group, seeking to end a 53-year conflict that has killed more than 260,000.
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Colombia: Peace Talks With ELN to Start on February 7
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said his government will enter into negotiations for an eventual peace agreement with the nation's second-largest rebel group, the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) or the Army of National Liberation, on February 7, just months after the peace agreement signed with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was ratified.
Colombia: Former General Knew of Extrajudicial Killings - HRW
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia - General Mario Montoya Uribe, the lifelong military man and former Commander of the Colombian National Army, knew of the extrajudicial killings carried out as part of the 'false positives' case and did nothing to stop them, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that cited former generals.
Colombia: Congress Approves FARC Peace Deal
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Colombian Congress ratifies peace deal; critics boycott vote
The Congress formally ratified a revised peace agreement with Colombia's biggest leftist rebel group, capping a torturous four years of negotiations, a stunning referendum rejection, last-minute compromises and two signing ceremonies.
Colombia peace accord wins Senate approval
The Colombian Senate has approved a revised peace accord between the government and the FARC rebel group, taking a first step toward ratifying an agreement that was rejected by voters.
The text, which was renegotiated after an earlier version was given a thumbs down in the Oct. 2 national referendum, now must be approved by the lower house of the Colombian Congress.
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Colombia, rebels sign peace in sober ceremony amid opposition
Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Nov. 24 to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified in Congress despite bitter opposition.
President Juan Manuel Santos and guerrilla leader Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono signed the new deal with a pen made from a spent bullet, in a low-key ceremony in the capital Bogota.
Colombia, FARC rebels to sign new peace deal on Nov 24
A new peace accord between Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed on Nov. 24 and sent to Congress for approval, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Nov. 22, bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer.