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Colombia has a high crime rate due to being a center for the cultivation and trafficking of cocaine.The Colombian conflict began in the mid-1960s and is a low-intensity conflict between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates, and left-wing guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the National Liberation Army (ELN), fighting each other to ...
Crime and violence affect the lives of millions of people in Latin America.Some consider social inequality to be a major contributing factor to levels of violence in Latin America, [1] where the state fails to prevent crime and organized crime takes over State control in areas where the State is unable to assist the society such as in impoverished communities.
Soon after the liberation of this prominent political hostage, the Vice President of Colombia Francisco Santos Calderón called Latin America's biggest guerrilla group a "paper tiger" with little control of the nation's territory, adding that "they have really been diminished to the point where we can say they are a minimal threat to Colombian ...
Latin America is one of the most dangerous regions in the world for human rights defenders and activists, according to a report by Freedom House.
Organised crime in Colombia refers to the activities of various groups of drug cartels, guerilla groups, organised crime syndicates or underworld activities including drug trafficking, contract killing, racketeering and other crimes in Colombia. Colombia has seen the rise and fall of drug empires, crime syndicates and organised guerrilla groups ...
A record 520,000 migrants crossed the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap in 2023, more than double the number reported the year before, according to government ...
The Darien Gap is one of the world’s most dangerous migrant crossings. U.S., Panama, Colombia agree to crack down on one of world’s most dangerous migrant crossings Skip to main content
Colombia faces high vulnerability to climate change. [30] Populations in the Andes are at risk of both increased precipitation rates and droughts, while those in the coastal regions face increases in flooding and erosion. [30] Climate disasters put Colombia's economy at risk, with potential to impact livestock, farmlands, and infrastructure. [30]