Red Cross chief: 'Life without fear is overdue in Colombia'
LATIN AMERICA | TODAY 14:22
Despite peace deal between the government and FARC, violence and disappearances continues to plague Colombia.
FLOWERS LAY ON SYMBOLIC CASKETS THAT REPRESENT VICTIMS OF COLOMBIA'S CIVIL CONFLICT AT BOLIVAR SQUARE IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. | AP/FERNANDO VERGARA
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Colombia warned Wednesday that ongoing human rights violations and the forced displacement of thousands from their homes because of violence mean many still live in fear.
The humanitarian organisation recorded 352 victims of explosive devices and anti-personnel mines as well as the displacement of more than 25,000 people last year, suggesting the armed conflict is deepening in vulnerable areas.
“Civilians are still suffering the worst consequences of armed conflict and violence,” Christoph Harnisch, head of the ICRC’s delegation in Colombia, said in presenting the findings. “Life without fear is overdue in Colombia.”
Colombia’s government signed an historic peace accord with leftist guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016, ending Latin America’s longest-running conflict, but the nation is still struggling to combat smaller rebel groups and drug trafficking organizations in several parts of the country.
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