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In Colombia, Hundreds of Ex-Rebels Have Been Murdered Despite Peace Agreement
Protesters are seen during the national strike against the tax reform as they gather on the International Workers Day on May 1, 2021, Bogota, Colombia.
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So far this year alone, Colombia has seen 33 massacres of social leaders, trade union organizers and ex-guerrilla fighters belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). At least 119 people have been murdered by paramilitary groups, state security forces or unidentified assassins as of April 27, according to the Instituto de Estudio para el Desarrollo y la Paz, or Institute of Study for Development and Peace. According to Colombiaâs Ombudsmanâs Office, in the first three months of 2021, more than 27,000 Colombians were forcibly displaced due to violence by groups fighting for territorial control and control of the drug trade â an increase of 177 percent compared to last