Slow pace of peace in Colombia putting rights activists at risk, says UN
Bogata, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Slow implementation of Colombia’s peace accord and a lack of government presence in rural areas is putting land and human rights activists in danger, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN said 113 rights activists were killed last year, putting blame in part on a failure of the 2016 peace […]
Churches’ head expresses disappointment at Colombia’s rejection of peace accord
The World Council of Churches head has expressed disappointment at the outcome of a referendum in Colombia in which voters narrowly rejected supporting a peace accord between the government and leftist guerilla group, FARC. “The people of Colombia need and deserve peace, particularly now,” said Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, […]