Washington designated Colombia’s EGC a terrorist organization: what now?

EGC soldiers. Credit: EGC via elgaitanista.org The United States today classified the Gaitanist Army of Colombia (EGC), Colombia’s most powerful...

‘Here, the leash changes but not the dog’: A conversation with Colombian human rights leader Elizabeth Moreno

Elizabeth "Chava" Moreno Quibdó, Colombia – Elizabeth “Chava” Moreno is a human rights leader from the embattled Litoral San Juan...

Fears in Chocó that FARC dissidents’ arrival will worsen humanitarian crisis

Government meeting in Condoto, Chocó. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Quibdó, Colombia – Local officials, community leaders and residents in...

ELN begins 72-hour armed strike amid clashes with Clan del Golfo in Chocó 

ELN fighters. Image credit: Brasil de Fato via Flickr A 72-hour ‘paro armado’, or armed strike, by the National Liberation Army (ELN) began...

Four steps towards lasting peace in Colombia

Big leaps towards lasting peace in Colombia on various fronts. Authorities make progress with the Clan del Golfo, a draft law that constitutionally...

The writing’s on the wall

[caption id="attachment_17982" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students walk next to a graffiti with the acronym AGC (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de...