Colombia’s Government, FARC Rebels Sign Modified Peace Agreement

Colombia’s Government, FARC Rebels Sign Modified Peace Agreement. Colombia’s government and its largest rebel group signed a new, modified peace accord on 12 November 2016. The accord is a modification of the agreement signed between President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) inked on 26 September 2016, which was however rejected by the voters in a

referendum on 2 October 2016. Colombia's Government, FARC Rebels Sign Modified Peace Agreementii. The agreement aims at ending a 52-year-long conflict between the rebel group and the government that has claimed more than 2, 20,000 lives and because of which more than 8 million people lost their home.

iii. The modification was necessary as in view of former President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe because the deal was too lenient on a rebel group that had kidnapped and committed war crimes.

iv. Some of the modifications were related to justice, punishment for combatants accused of war crimes and reparations for the conflict’s victims.

v. The deal was signed between Humberto de La Calle from government side and rebel negotiator Luciano Marin.

Colombia’s Government, FARC Rebels Sign Modified Peace Agreement