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Colombia Farc: 85 ex-rebels killed since peace deal | Colombia Farc: 85 ex-rebels killed since peace deal |
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The United Nations says 85 former Farc rebels have been killed in Colombia since the group signed a peace accord with the government two years ago. | The United Nations says 85 former Farc rebels have been killed in Colombia since the group signed a peace accord with the government two years ago. |
Most of the murders were by illegal armed groups and drug gangs fighting over former Farc territories, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a report. | Most of the murders were by illegal armed groups and drug gangs fighting over former Farc territories, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a report. |
Mr Guterres urged Colombian President Ivan Duque, a vocal critic of the peace deal, to do more to protect ex-rebels. | Mr Guterres urged Colombian President Ivan Duque, a vocal critic of the peace deal, to do more to protect ex-rebels. |
Colombia suffered 52 years of conflict until peace was reached in 2016. | Colombia suffered 52 years of conflict until peace was reached in 2016. |
The Farc, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is now a political party known as the Revolutionary Alternative Common Force with five seats in the Senate and five in the House of Representatives. | The Farc, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is now a political party known as the Revolutionary Alternative Common Force with five seats in the Senate and five in the House of Representatives. |
What does the UN say? | What does the UN say? |
In the last three months alone, "14 ex-members of Farc were murdered", Secretary-General Guterres said in his quarterly report on the UN's mission to Colombia. | In the last three months alone, "14 ex-members of Farc were murdered", Secretary-General Guterres said in his quarterly report on the UN's mission to Colombia. |
He also said he was "hugely" concerned that more than 400 social leaders and human rights activists had been killed in Colombia since 2016. | |
"Most of the murders were in zones abandoned by former Farc (fighters) and where there is limited state presence," the UN report said. | "Most of the murders were in zones abandoned by former Farc (fighters) and where there is limited state presence," the UN report said. |
Since the peace accord, Colombia's weak state apparatus has been unable to take control of these isolated regions. | Since the peace accord, Colombia's weak state apparatus has been unable to take control of these isolated regions. |
Instead, illegal armed groups have taken over and the security forces and president are increasingly coming under fire for not stemming the violence. | Instead, illegal armed groups have taken over and the security forces and president are increasingly coming under fire for not stemming the violence. |
Who were the Farc? | |
The Farc was formed in 1964 with the stated intention of overthrowing the government and installing a Marxist regime. | The Farc was formed in 1964 with the stated intention of overthrowing the government and installing a Marxist regime. |
Their main founders were small farmers and land workers who had banded together to fight against the staggering levels of inequality in Colombia at the time. | Their main founders were small farmers and land workers who had banded together to fight against the staggering levels of inequality in Colombia at the time. |
After modest beginnings, the left-wing group rose to prominence through the 1980s and 1990s as its association with the drugs trade improved its financial standing. At its peak it was the largest and best-equipped guerrilla force in Latin America. | After modest beginnings, the left-wing group rose to prominence through the 1980s and 1990s as its association with the drugs trade improved its financial standing. At its peak it was the largest and best-equipped guerrilla force in Latin America. |
Over half a century of conflict between Farc and the authorities, eight million people have dead, disappeared or been displaced. | Over half a century of conflict between Farc and the authorities, eight million people have dead, disappeared or been displaced. |
The 2016 peace deal, reached after years of negotiations, resulted in some 7,000 ex-fighters laying down their weapons. | The 2016 peace deal, reached after years of negotiations, resulted in some 7,000 ex-fighters laying down their weapons. |