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  • Essay / The Colombian Conflict - 1618

    The Colombian Conflict is an internal armed war that has lasted for more than half a century and dates back to around the early 1950s. It is a war between the government, various parliamentary groups and left-wing guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN), for the struggle for political power and economic and social rights. Since its inception, the war has involved multiple agendas of power, drugs, violence and greed. It is time for the world to make a serious effort to resolve this current conflict by taking drastic steps to help Colombia establish intelligence agencies and strengthen local security initiatives for citizen security, improve human rights man throughout the country, such as equality and equal access to information. resources/land, assist in abolishing the drug trade and further strengthen the state and the state justice system in all regions of Colombia. With devastating violence continuing in a country where the state response is weak and uncoordinated to such violence, local citizen-security initiatives that promote law enforcement at the local level and strengthen the role of community groups civil society should be at the top of the priority list. First, guerrillas like the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and the ELN (National Liberation Army) continue to commit serious abuses against civilians. They are involved in assassinations, threats, recruitment of child soldiers and forced displacement For example, “The FARC and ELN frequently use antipersonnel landmines and other indiscriminate weapons. The government reported 16 civilians killed and 104 injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance between. January and August 2011. On July 9, 2011, the ...... middle of the newspaper .....the inherent inability of the government to achieve lasting peace and mitigate the effects of the conflict In conclusion, this conflict. internal armed forces born in the 1950s continue today. The conflict continues between the different parliamentary groups and the left. Guerrillas such as the FARC and the ELN continue to fight for political power, drugs and violence. Overall, it is time for the world, as a global community, to take drastic action to resolve this horrific ongoing conflict for the benefit of Colombia, by helping. establish intelligence agencies and strengthen local security initiatives for the safety of citizens, improve human rights throughout the country, with emphasis on equality and equal access to resources and land, help abolish the huge drug trade industry and, last but not least, strengthen the state and government. the state's justice system.