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Minimum wage in Colombia up 9.5% in 2025
Dec 26, 2024 · Colombia’s government decreed a 9.5% minimum wage hike after employers and labor unions failed to reach agreement. The wage hike that will take force in January is significantly higher than…
173 social leaders assassinated in Colombia in 2024
Jan 2, 2025 · Deadly violence targeting community leaders and rights defenders in Colombia reduced slightly in 2024, according to a prominent conflict monitor. According to the NGO Indepaz, 174 social leaders were assassinated last year. This implies a slight reduction compared to 2023 when 188 community leaders and rights defenders were assassinated.
War crimes tribunal finds human remains at "Colombia's largest …
Dec 26, 2024 · Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP announced that forensic experts found human remans in a waste dump in the west of Medellin. The exhumation of at least two victims of forced…
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Colombia’s military eliminates joint task forces
Nov 4, 2024 · Colombia’s military commander ordered the elimination of joint task forces that were created in 2003 to combat guerrilla group FARC, which largely demobilized in 2017. The military command also ended…
Colombia’s illegal armed groups (maps) - Colombia Reports
Oct 3, 2021 · Maps of the most recently resgistered activity of Colombia's guerrilla and paramilitary groups, and drug trafficking organizations.
AUC - Colombia Reports
Dec 5, 2016 · The AUC, or the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, was a paramilitary organization that operated from 1997 to 2006.
FARC dissident group splits over peace talks with Colombia’s …
Nov 18, 2024 · A disagreement about peace talks with Colombia’s government caused a surprise split between commanders of guerrilla group Segunda Marquetalia (SM). The internal division became visible during negotiations with the SM’s…
Colombia's potential cocaine exports soared in 2023 despite …
Oct 23, 2024 · Colombia’s potential cocaine exports soared to a record 1,925 metric tons in 2023, despite increasingly successful efforts to intercept drug shipments, according to numbers released by the United Nations and the government. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Colombia’s potential cocaine production increased a staggering 53% to 2,664 metric tons in 2023. The Defense ...