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Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than …
Cartagena beauty queen arrested in child sex tourism ring bust
WEBOct 14, 2014 · Colombian authorities supported by United States Immigration and Customs have dealt a blow to child prostitution in the Caribbean city of Cartagena, arresting nine, including a former beauty pageant queen.. Agents from the US Immigration and Customs Office went undercover in Cartagena to pose as pedophile tourist and assist a Colombian team of five prosecutor general officials, forensic ...
AGC / Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan) | Colombia Reports
WEBOct 25, 2021 · The “Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. “Gulf Clan,” is Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary group that allegedly controls most of the country’s drug trade. Authorities formally consider the AGC a “Class A Organized Armed Group” and claim the group is the main ally of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico.
Understanding Colombia's Conflict: Inequality
WEBJan 7, 2015 · Closely linked to income inequality, and arguably playing an even more central role in Colombia’s conflict, is the level of land concentration and inequality. According to the United States Development Agency (USAID), just 0.4% of the population owns 62% of the country’s best land. Well under half of …
Colombia’s religious minorities: the growing Muslim community
WEBJan 23, 2014 · Colombia’s religious minorities: the growing Muslim community. The growth and increasing visibility of Colombia’s Muslim community has elicited a variety of reactions over the past couple years, ranging from outspoken resentment to a relatively high number of new conversions to the religion. According to a paper published by Florida ...
EMC declares war on dissidents in southern Colombia
WEBAug 22, 2024 · EMC commander “Ivan Mordisco” declared war on dissident guerrilla units that decided to negotiate peace with the government without his approval. In a statement, the EMC’s Amazonas Bloc, which is commanded by Mordisco, announced the “start of military confrontations” with the “factionalists” within the guerrilla federation.. In a statement, Mordisco’s group accused the ...
The wars for Colombia's cocaine containers | Part 4: Cartagena
WEBSep 2, 2022 · The AGC and Cartagena’s gangs. An estimated 36 gangs control Cartagena’s organized crime rackets and the drug trafficking routes to the container terminal in the south of the port city.. The AGC’s “Caribbean Heroes” front controls the north of the Bolivar province and the routes that connect inland cocaine production facilities to …
Colombia marks 25th anniversary of Galan's assasination
WEBAug 18, 2014 · Luis Carlos Galan, a favored presidential candidate and outspoken enemy of Colombia’s drug cartels, was assassinated 25 years ago on August 18 during a campaign rally outside Bogota.. At the time of his assassination in 1989, Luis Carlos Galan was predicted in polls to win the 1990 presidential term with 60% of the votes, according to El Espectador newspaper.
Colombians the most unfaithful in Latin America - Colombia Reports
WEBby Manuela Kuehr October 4, 2010. Colombians are the most unfaithful in Latin America with 66 percent of men and women admitting to having cheated on their partner at least once, a survey published on Monday showed. The internet survey conducted by Grupo de Diarios America (GDA) on sexuality questioned more than 13,000 people in 11 Latin ...