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Residents of the Catatumbo coca-growing region camp at Bolivar Square in Bogota, Colombia, after travelling to the capital to request a meeting with President Gustavo Petro, January 29, 2025
REBEL groups in Colombia have committed “grave abuses” against civilians as they fight for control of the resource-rich border region of Catatumbo Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.
In a 12-page report, the rights NGO accused rebels of executing unarmed farmers and forcibly conscripting dozens of children.
The group also called on Colombia’s government to speed up investigations into murders in the region, where at least 78 people were killed in January and February, after a truce ended between rebel groups in the area.
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
