Colombia peace tribunal charges ex-FARC members with anti-Indigenous crimes

The former rebels are accused of abuses such as torture, murder and the displacement of Indigenous leaders during Colombia’s civil conflict.Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026Colombia’s transitional justice system, established to address crimes committed during the country’s decades-long civil conflict, has indicted several former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), formerly the country’s largest rebel group.A group of 10 ex-rebels were charged on Tuesday with alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity between 1996 and 2016.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Colombia extradites leader of armed group to US in shift towards Washingtonlist 2 of 3Three minors killed in Colombia armed group crackdownlist 3 of 3Car bomb attack rattles Colombia after inauguration of hardline presidentend of listThe Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), the transitional justice tribunal, said that the accused had carried out crimes of torture, murder and forced displacement against five Indigenous groups in southeast Colombia.“Today we are delivering justice to the most forgotten peoples of a segregated Colombia,” JEP magistrate Catalina Diaz said.She explained that...