Tag: Colombia

• Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Colombian servicemen admit to “false positive” killings

  

  A group of Colombian servicemen charged with the so-called “false positives” during the fight against guerrillas before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) court Friday acknowledged their involvement in the murder of 247 people.

• Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 20:05 UTC

  Colombian guerrilla reported killed in Venezuela; no official word

  

  A former Colombian Armed Revolutionary Forces (FARC) combatant who took part in the 2016 peace negotiations with the Government of then-President Juan Manuel Santos has been killed in Venezuela, it was reported.

• Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Foreign travellers will need Health Pass to enter Colombia

  

  Colombia is to require foreign travellers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 attesting to a full treatment, President Iván Duque announced Monday.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Former Colombian leader says gov't seeks to resume peace talks with ELN

  

  Former Colombian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos Wednesday said the current administration headed by Iván Duque is interested in striking a peace deal with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN) guerrillas.

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  US to drop FARC from list of international terrorist groups

  

  The Government of the United States has announced it would be dropping Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) from the Terrorist Group list.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 23:21 UTC

  UN Secretary-General arrives in Colombia for 5th anniversary of peace deal with FARC

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Tuesday in Bogotá to participate in the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC Guerrillas.

• Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Colombia-Ecuador border to reopen Dec.1, presidents agree

  

  The Presidents of Colombia (Iván Duque) and Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso), Sunday agreed to reopen the borders between the two countries as of Dec. 1 after they were closed in March 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Colombian authorities say more vaccination is needed as number of COVID-19 cases soars

  

  Colombian health authorities Friday reported an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases -both of infections and also of deaths- and announced steps to respond accordingly where needed.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Colombian President says his country and Israel are sister nations

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Monday said his country and Israel were “sister nations” that share principles of defence of democracy and private initiative.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  ICC Prosecutor on 10-day mission to Colombia and Venezuela

  

  Since Monday and until 3 November, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, will undertake a 10-day mission to Latin America, which will include official visits to the Republic of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The mission to the region builds upon the productive meetings the Prosecutor has already held, both in-person and virtually, with multiple stakeholders in relation to both situations.