Colombia has endured the longest running internal conflict in the Western Hemisphere.
For over forty years a war between guerillas, paramilitaries, and government forces have resulted in a devastating loss of life.
According to the Center for Justice and Accountability, In the last 20 years an estimated 70,000 civilians have been killed. More than 3 million have fled the violence, making Colombia home to the second largest internally displaced population in the world.
Colombia, in common with many Latin American nations, evolved from a highly segregated society, split between traditionally rich families of Spanish descent and the vast majority of poor Colombians, many of whom are mixed race.
FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is the country’s largest rebel group, and while they allow female members, they have been accused of committing rape and abuse of many women throughout Colombia. FARC does not publically condone or condemn femicide in Colombia and has done little to confront the issue. …show more content…
The first is Colombia’s exceptionally difficult geography. The second involves the failure of the country’s political leaders and their followers to design effective institutions of government and make them work (Coatsworth, 2003).
National figures indicate that violence against women in Colombia has increased significantly in the last ten years (Zwehl,
For over forty years a war between guerillas, paramilitaries, and government forces have resulted in a devastating loss of life.
According to the Center for Justice and Accountability, In the last 20 years an estimated 70,000 civilians have been killed. More than 3 million have fled the violence, making Colombia home to the second largest internally displaced population in the world.
Colombia, in common with many Latin American nations, evolved from a highly segregated society, split between traditionally rich families of Spanish descent and the vast majority of poor Colombians, many of whom are mixed race.
FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is the country’s largest rebel group, and while they allow female members, they have been accused of committing rape and abuse of many women throughout Colombia. FARC does not publically condone or condemn femicide in Colombia and has done little to confront the issue. …show more content…
The first is Colombia’s exceptionally difficult geography. The second involves the failure of the country’s political leaders and their followers to design effective institutions of government and make them work (Coatsworth, 2003).
National figures indicate that violence against women in Colombia has increased significantly in the last ten years (Zwehl,