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6 Sep 2011, 10:21 am
A Colombian man who federal authorities say was a leader of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was convicted in U.S. federal court Thursday of conspiring to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States, according to prosecutors. [read post]
29 Jan 2005, 2:31 pm
Colombian officials have acknowledged paying bounty hunters to capture Granda, a spokesperson for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [faction website], on December 13, 2004 in Caracas. [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 12:49 am
A senior United Nations envoy has welcomed an agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that includes provisions not to grant amnesties for the most serious crimes, including sexual violence. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 4:22 am
Colombia's Constitutional Court [official website] on Tuesday ruled [judgment, PDF, in Spanish] that provisions for special justice tribunals outlined in the 2016 peace accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were constitutional. [read post]
17 Mar 2017, 10:39 am
The violence has raised concerns that the Colombian government is failing to implement key elements of a peace accord [JURIST report] brokered between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [official... [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 11:46 am
The Colombian Senate [official website, in Spanish] Monday approved [press release, in Spanish] a transitional justice structure that will attempt to bring reparations to the more than 8 million victims of the decades-long conflict between the Colombia government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 10:43 am
[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] on Monday unanimously approved a resolution [text] authorizing the creation of political peace mission in Colombia to monitor the disarmament between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC). [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 7:24 am
Tanja Anamary Nijmeijer, a Dutch national who moved to Colombia and joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002, and 17 other members of the FARC designated foreign terrorist organization were indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., yesterday on seven counts of terrorism and weapons charges arising out of their participation in the hostage-taking of three American citizens in the Republic of… [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 9:38 am
Christian Salazar made his remarks at a press conference following an announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [GlobalSecurity backgrounder] stating plans to move forward with the unilateral release of hostages currently being held by the paramilitary rebels. [read post]
20 Nov 2016, 9:14 am
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that congress will debate the proposed peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) before it becomes law. [read post]
9 Oct 2017, 12:22 pm
José Miguel Vivanco [profile], director of Human Rights Watch's Americas division, sent a letter [press release] to several heads of the Colombian government Sunday, urging them to implement legislative proposals of a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. [read post]
13 Nov 2016, 1:36 pm
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) reached a peace agreement Saturday to end the guerrilla warfare that has been plaguing the country for more than five decades. [read post]
11 Mar 2019, 8:27 am
Colombian President Ivan Duque said Sunday he objects to several articles in legislation implementing a 2016 ceasefire agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group, ignoring warnings by supporters of peace and the International Criminal Court (ICC). [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 11:02 am
Bout, 45, was convicted in November [JURIST report] on four counts of conspiracy [press release] in relation to his proposed sale of anti-aircraft missiles to drug enforcement informants posing as potential buyers for the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [NYT backgrounder], which the US... [read post]
14 Dec 2016, 8:20 am
Colombia's Constitutional Court [official website, in Spanish] on Tuesday approved [press release, PDF] the government's plan to expedite a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 2:17 pm
Families for Support of the FARC: The relatives of five American missionaries who were abducted and murdered by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have filed suit against Chiquita Brands International Inc., accusing the banana company of secretly financing and arming the rebel (and terrorist) group. [read post]
16 Apr 2008, 6:07 am
The court of Justice of Thailand today extended another 12 days to the detention of Russian origin dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested last March 6 for attempting to sell weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 7:58 am
Renteria has links to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrilla group and the Los Rastrojos gang, US officials said. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 8:29 am
The Second Marquetalia is classified as one of the residual organized armed groups that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP). [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 2:20 am
[JURIST] The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday refused to extradite a suspected Russian arms trafficker to the US to face prosecution for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [CFR backgrounder]. [read post]
