The Comuneros del Sur is a faction of the ELN, that broke away from the ELN in May 2024 when they decided, against the wishes of the Central Control of the ELN, to conduct their own Regional Peace Talks with the Colombian Government. Comuneros del Sur operate in the department of Nariño, and consist of...
At the UN Security Council in April 2025, Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, highlighted the importance of fully implementing the Colombian 2016 Peace Accord to promote lasting peace in Colombia. Colombia’s plan to implement a a Rapid Response Plan, committed to accelerate implementation and deliver real change in PDET areas...
The Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), also known as Los Pachenca, is an armed group that emerged following the demobilization of the paramilitary army in 2006 on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Since then, the ACSN has consolidated its power in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the department of Magdalena, where it controls drug...
Today, 24 November 2024, marks the eighth anniversary of the signing of the 2016 Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP). This historic agreement led to one of the biggest weapons laydowns in history, and one of the most impressive and complex peace processes...
The armed conflict in Colombia has lasted for over 50 years. Peace negotiations, like the historic Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP in 2016, have attempted to bring an end to decades of violence, and the administration of President Gustavo Petro has introduced an ambitious policy of Paz Total (Total Peace). Under...
The Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (also known as the Clan del Golfo or Ejército Gaitanista de Colombia – AGC) was formed by paramilitary commanders that refused to demobilise along with the rest of the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), a right-wing paramilitary group, in 2005. The AGC’s current activities include drug trafficking, illegal mining, extortion, human trafficking...
8 July 2024 Trade policy could be used to play a positive role in addressing the climate crisis and contributing to cross-departmental government thinking on climate change, health and human rights. To date, international trade agreements involving the UK have generally facilitated, rather than challenged, the growth of polluting multinational corporations (MNCs) in the extractive...
20 June 2024 Colombia has been the scene of protracted internal armed conflicts involving the government, guerrillas, paramilitaries, and other illegal armed and criminal groups. Peace negotiations, such as the historic Peace Accord with the FARC in 2016, have attempted to bring an end to decades of violence. However, numerous challenges and problems persist in...
The Segunda Marquetalia is a group founded by FARC commanders that returned to the conflict in 2019 after declaring that the Government had failed to implement the agreements made in the 2016 Peace Accord. This group mainly operates around the Colombia/Venezuela border. The government is also engaged in Peace Talks, with the EMC, ELN, AGC and...
Marking a new milestone in Colombia’s transitional justice process, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has opened Macrocase 11 after a more than a year of preliminary investigations. This is a national case that will investigate crimes of “gender-based violence, sexual violence, reproductive violence, and other crimes committed because of prejudice based on sexual orientation,...
