Showing posts with label FARC. Show all posts
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Friday, 30 December 2016

Colombia passes FARC amnesty law

Colombia passes FARC amnesty law Colombia’s Congress passed a law granting amnesty to Marxist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels as part of historic peace deal reached between rebels and Government. The Senate passed the bill 69-0 votes after the House of Representatives approved it by 121-0 votes. This is another step to formally end to 52 years of Columbian civil war