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Thousands of opposition parties, unions, Indigenous groups, students and social movements held peaceful protests across Colombia against President Abelardo de la Espriella’s economic, security and foreign policies. Gustavo Petro led a Bogotá rally.
People who marched in major Colombian cities
UN independent experts welcomed a Special Jurisdiction for Peace ruling concerning Ecopetrol and called for reparations for victims of Colombia’s armed conflict. The ruling concerns serious rights violations in Barrancabermeja.
Colombia inaugurated its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, following the restoration of diplomatic ties under President Abelardo de la Espriella. The move drew condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian officials.
Countries that have opened embassies in Jerusalem since 2018
Members of illegal armed groups in Colombia in 2022
Ten former FARC members were charged with alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Colombia extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, an alleged leader of Comandos de la Frontera, to the United States. He was flown to California and is expected to face drug-trafficking and terrorism charges.
A UN news brief reports civilian casualties from Russian attacks in Ukraine, displacement and deaths in Yemen, severe economic damage in Gaza, and rights experts’ concerns about Colombia’s anti-drug policies.
Civilians killed in Ukraine between 1 and 24 September
The wildfire affected about 290 hectares of vegetation.