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With the general and presidential election campaign in full swing in Colombia, victims of its 52-year-long armed conflict are playing a more visible role than ever. Three political parties decimated by violence were resurrected by judicial order and victims are competing for the first time for 16 special seats in Congress reserved for them. These are two signs of how Colombia is betting on political participation as a form of reparation.

Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a hostage for six years by the country’s largest guerrilla group, said on Tuesday that she will be running for her country’s presidency. She enters a crowded field of candidates in which Gustavo Petro a leftist former mayor of Bogota is currently leading polls, but where moderates…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a...

Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a hostage for six years by Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, says she will be running for her country’s presidency

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a hostage for six years by the country's largest guerrilla group, said on Tuesday that she will be