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[While the House of Representatives quietly passed President Iván Duque’s tax reform bill early Friday morning, the Senate also approved the promotions of 40 Armed Forces members, three of which are implicated in human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings known commonly in …
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[A new government-backed bill that revives the congressional seats allocated for victims of the armed conflict is provoking hard criticism from supporters of the peace deal. Instead of creating new vacancies in Congress as is stipulated in the 2016 accord, the victims would take …
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[This weekend, the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP) announced the discovery of a mass grave where at least 50 victims of extrajudicial killings were found in the Las Mercedes Cemetery in Dabeiba, Antioquia. In an interview with Contagio Radio, Adriana Arboleda, director of the Judicial …
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[As of yesterday, December 12, Colombia joined the Escazú Accord, according to an announcement made by President Iván Duque. The accord has been signed by more than 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and seeks to strengthen …
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[Colombia has made significant advances in the investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially those related to the creation of and support for paramilitary groups, said the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its latest annual report.]
[The ICC has had Colombia …
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[Amidst weeks of violent repression from riot control police during street demonstrations, protesters have launched what they call the Front Line, a form of self-defense and peaceful resistance to protect citizens from acts of police brutality that have resulted in more than 300 …
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[Communities of the northwestern Urabá region turned in two reports to the Truth Commission that describe the violence they lived within the context of the armed conflict. During the gathering, victims called on the Commission to identify the third parties involved in these crimes …
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[Amidst anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country, President Iván Duque has moved forward with a controversial financial policy. The presidential decree “Bicentennial Group,” with which Duque pretends to create a state-run financial holding, has raised alarm among workers’ organizations that consider the …
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[The tragic deaths of Dilan Cruz, Juan David Rojas and Brandon Cely, who committed suicide after he announced his support for the national strike and was accused by his superiors of “extremist leftism” and of being “manipulative,” are an example of the realities …
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