Colombia’s government has formally ratified a revised peace agreement with the Farc leftist rebel group, capping four years of negotiations, a referendum rejection, last-minute compromises and two signing ceremonies. But the Farc rejected demands for jail sentences for rebel leaders responsible for atrocities and stricter limits on their future participation in politics. Other senators accused him of standing in the way of a peace deal that he pursued with the Farc as president in 2002-10. But the rebels insist their troops won’t start demobilising until politicians pass an amnesty law freeing some 2,000 rebels in jail. There is also a risk that peace could trigger more bloodshed, as it did following a previous peace process with the Farc in the 1980s.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2016 08:28 UTC