President Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader Timochenko sign new accord despite objections that derailed original deal. Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá and agencies. Thu 24 Nov 2016 14.45 EST Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 05.52 EST. Share on Facebook ...and more »
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, signed a new peace agreement Thursday, despite lingering opposition to the deal. The accord, which was struck earlier this ...and more »
Colombia's government has signed a revised peace agreement with the armed group FARC aiming to end half a century of hostilities, nearly two months after the rejection of the original deal in a referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader ...and more »
FARC lead negotiator Ivan Marquez, left, and Colombia's lead negotiator Humberto de la Calle sign a new peace deal on November 12. Thomson Reuters. Just a few weeks after the original deal suffered a surprising loss in a nationwide referendum, the ...and more »
Critics pushed back on the original peace deal, rejected just days after it was signed, saying it was too soft on guerrilla commanders responsible for war crimes. Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá. Thu 24 Nov 2016 02.30 EST Last modified on Mon 5 Dec 2016 ...and more »
The Colombian government and the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, have signed a revised peace deal. The previous deal was rejected by the Colombian people in a popular vote on 2 October. The revised agreement has been submitted to Congress for ...and more »
The Colombian government and the country's main rebel group signed a new peace deal on Thursday, hoping to salvage the accords and skip the ballot box after voters rejected the agreement in a referendum the month before. If the ceremony had a sense of ...and more »
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2016. Juan Manuel Santos President of the Republic of Colombia Casa de Nariño Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. Dear President Santos,. I am writing to share Human Rights Watch's assessment of the justice provisions of the new ...and more »
(CNN) The rebel leader waved his arms in the air as the crowd cheered. The President smiled at the audience, holding a pen made from bullets. Both men signed a historic peace agreement, then shook hands. It was a moment of diplomatic deja-vu. Thursday ...and more »
Colombia's government and rebel group the FARC have signed a revised peace deal, as the two sides race to reduce the chances of more guerrilla fighters falling outside of the planned demobilization process. President Juan Manuel Santos and commander-in ...and more »