Talks between the government and the guerrillas resulted in the announcement of a peace agreement . However , a referendum to ratify the deal was unsuccessful . Afterward , the Colombian government and the FARC signed a revised peace deal in November 2016 , which the Colombian congress approved . In 2016 , President Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . The Government began a process of attention and comprehensive reparation for victims of conflict . Colombia under President Santos showed some progress in the struggle to defend human rights , as expressed by HRW . A Special Jurisdiction for Peace was created to investigate , clarify , prosecute and punish serious human rights violations and grave breaches of international humanitarian law which occurred during the armed conflict and to satisfy victims ' right to justice . During his visit to Colombia , Pope Francis paid tribute to the victims of the conflict
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