Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Colombia FARC protests: Former rebels demand gov’t protection” – below is their description.
Former FARC fighters in Colombia as increasing numbers of their cohorts are being killed, despite the signing of a peace deal in 2016.
The former fighters say the government failed to implement the deal and is responsible for the lack of security.
The peace accord offered an opportunity for these fighters to re-enter civilian and political life in peace.
They are demanding to talk with President Ivan Duque about their plight.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The capital is Bogotá, the country’s largest city. With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world. The Republic of Colombia was declared in 1886. Panama seceded in 1903.
Colombia’s territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts, and it is the only country in South America with coastlines and islands along both the Atlantic and Pacific.