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3 Obstacles for Transitional Justice in Colombia
A transitional justice system formed after the signing of a historic peace agreement with Colombia’s FARC rebels to try former fighters for crimes committed during the country’s decades-long armed conflict continues to face obstacles, further threatening the possibility of achieving lasting peace in the...
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FARC
As the biggest irregular army in Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC) have long operated in various regions of the country in search of resources to fund their insurgency. They agreed to end their 52-year war against the government in August 2016, as part of a peace process that began in 2012.
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Weekly InSight: The Ex-FARC Dilemma – Split Between Politics and (Another) War
In our July 19 Facebook Live session, Managing Editor Josefina Salomón and Senior Investigator Angela Olaya discussed the ex guerrillas' new political party's...
Analysis /
5 Organized Crime Challenges for Colombia President-Elect Duque
The election of conservative Iván Duque as Colombia's next president has raised questions on how the country will tackle some of the many challenges it faces...
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Former FARC Combatant Killings Could Fuel More Dissidence
Colombian officials have released new estimates of the number of former guerrillas murdered since peace accord implementation began, highlighting the government’s...
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Coca, Cocaine and Guerrillas: Capturing the ‘Lost War’
Photographer Carlos Villalon has captured the cocaine trade, the most infamous value chain on the planet, from its tiny seeds to its bloodiest...
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Amid Colombia Peace Deal Shake-Up, Second FARC Leader Targeted: Report
Following the explosive revelation of US drug charges against a guerrilla fighter turned politician in Colombia, another former rebel is reportedly under...
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FARC Leader Turns Back on Congress, Further Jeopardizing Peace
The announcement by a FARC party heavyweight that he would not take a senatorial seat he was offered as part of a 2016-peace agreement may further jeopardize an...
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4 Troubling Takeaways From FARC Leader’s Arrest
The arrest of Seuxis Paucis Hernández Solarte, alias “Jesús Santrich,” has shaken the FARC party, tried the new peace courts, and implicated scores of other...
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Dire Outlook for Colombia Peace Process After FARC Leader’s Arrest
The bold arrest of one of the FARC’s top leaders on drug charges has shaken Colombia’s peace process, uncovered ties between a FARC politician and criminalized...
Brief /
Weekly InSight: Colombia’s ‘Invisibles’ – the New Generation of Drug Traffickers
InSight Crime's co-director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Investigator Deborah Bonello dug into our latest report this week -- ‘The Invisibles’: Colombia’s new...
