Colombia: The civilian population of Catatumbo must be respected and protected - Amnesty International

Colombia: The civilian population of Catatumbo must be respected and protected - Amnesty International

Amnesty International continues to observe with concern the armed violence that broke out on 16 January 2025 in the Catatumbo region of Colombia. The confrontations between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the General Staff of Blocks and Fronts (EMBF) are having extremely worrying consequences.

The violence experienced in the 11 municipalities that make up the Catatumbo: Ocaña; Abrego; El Carmen; Convention; Teorama; San Calixto; Hacarí; La Playa; El Tarra; Tibu and Sardinata, between the disidencias of the Farc and Eln, has reached unimaginable levels. In the last few hours, the authorities seized a van used in the field to transport very heavy goods, which was transformed into a handmade tank, used to transport dissidents of the Farc…

Authorities of Catatumbo ask for help in the face of a new wave of forced displacement.Agencia Period... Thu, 17/04/2025 - 09:45 More than 100 peasant families have arrived in urban areas fleeing armed confrontations; municipalities claim they have no resources to face the humanitarian emergency. Tags { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DataFeed", "name": "", "description": "", "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Agencia Per…

Bogotá, 16 Apr (Prensa Latina) Three months after Catatumbo became a war scene among armed groups, the Colombian government is now promoting measures of social benefit in that region of the northeastern part of the country. The post Colombia: The titanic task of transforming life in Catatumbo first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

New displacements have occurred as a result of fighting between the Army, the dissidences and the Eln.

Galán took pity on displaced persons: Bogotá gives door to 93 families of Catatumbo yasalgado Mar, 15/04/2025 - 09:27 Author yasalgado This Monday night 93 families forcibly displaced from the region of Catatumbo (North of Santander) arrived in Bogotá. These families, victims of the armed conflict, had initially been transferred to a property in Puerto Boyacá. However, new threats forced their relocation to the capital.