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[Following six days of protests that have rocked the streets of Colombia, President Iván Duque has called for a “Great National Dialogue” to end the civic unrest, a measure that protesters have denounced does not meet their demands. Some have criticized that the …
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[Human rights organizations are once again calling for the National Police’s riot control unit to be dismantled after 18-year-old Dilan Cruz died yesterday from wounds sustained by a police officer of the Mobile Anti-Disturbances Squadron (ESMAD) with an allegedly unauthorized weapon. Cruz …
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[The organizations Human Rights Everywhere (HREV) and the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) asked the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP) to revise the cases of at least 80,000 disappeared people during the armed conflict with the presentation of a new …
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[After more than four weeks of continuous protests, social organizations in Chile called for a national strike, demanding profound social reforms be made to guarantee access to health, pension, education and water. Student leaders have said that the key to change has been the …
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[The administration of President Iván Duque is facing a storm of criticism after a senator of the opposition, Roy Barreras, denounced a military operative against a rebel dissident group that killed at least eight children between the ages of 12 and 17. The Minister …
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[Colombia’s State Council paid homage on Wednesday to the victims of the Palace of Justice siege, which occurred on November 6 and 7 of 1985. Two survivors and two family members of disappeared victims recounted the events that took place and the …
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[The assassination of Alexander Parra at the reintegration camp Mariana Páez in Mesetas, Meta on Oct. 24 accentuated the uncertainty and the lack of security guarantees that ex-combatants face despite the close presence of police and the military, tasked with protecting these official …
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[Latin America has turned its gaze to Chile following five days of mass mobilizations in protest of the country’s economic policies, which critics say have failed despite being praised throughout the region as an exemplary model. In response to the demonstrations …
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[In Colombia, the 5,442,241 women who live in rural areas face a host of challenges in comparison to their male counterparts and women in the city. About 37% live in conditions of poverty and only 4.85% work in agricultural production …
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[Former president and current senator Álvaro Uribe testified this week before the Supreme Court to defend himself from allegations of witness tampering. Human rights activists said that this investigation offers credibility to the justice system and could lead to other cases against …
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