On Friday, May 12th, the first group of 12 members of the FARC-EP received certifications for completion of the process of laying down their arms. Carlos Córdoba, Manager of the Transitional Zones, announced that these ...

On Friday, June 23rd, the guerrilla had handed over 100% of their registered arms. President Juan Manuel Santos has written a formal request to the U.N. to launch a verification mission for the political, economic, and ...

This week's Peace Mail covers: Iván Duque´s pledge at UN to stand behind the peace process and to stamp out narco-terrorists; the Truth Commission balance on 4,000 testimonies already collected; new ex-combatant’s proposal ...

This week's Peace Mail covers the new National Development Plan's significance for Peace Accord implementation; the future of the FARC Territorial Training and Reincorporation Spaces (ETCR); the JEP's continuing checks on ...

This week's Peace Mail covers: Emilo Archila exposition on the breakthroughs and difficulties of the reincorporation process of ex-combatants at the IACHR; the construction of the National Plan to Search for the Disappeared ...

This week's Peace Mail covers: FARC ex-combatants compliance with its duty to report the whereabouts of the disappeared; Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation (ETCR) legal transition as of August 15; the first ...

This week's Peace Mail covers Santrich's possession as a Congressman of the FARC party and the loss of investiture as Congressman of the former head of the FARC-EP, Iván Márquez; the rejection of the motion of no confidence ...

This week's Peace Mail covers: the rise of children and adolescents forcibly recruited by armed groups in Colombia according to UN; the former guerrilla fighters becoming environmental protectors through reincorporation; ...

This week's Peace Mail covers the debate regarding President Duque's approval of the JEP's Statutory Law; evidence given by "Pastor Alape" in Case 001 on illegal retentions; the State Council's denial of Jesús Santrich's ...

This week's Peace Mail covers the JEP's opening of Case 006 on the extermination of the Unión Patriótica; evidence given by the "Mothers of Soacha" in Case 003 on extrajudicial killings or "false positives;" continuing ...