Shattered dreams of peace in Colombia and what Canada can do about it

Canada must use its diplomatic leverage to advance human rights and peacebuilding in Colombia–and in the process consider how our own foreign affairs policy may undermine peace.
On May 7 protesters gathered on Parliament Hill in support of the national strike in Colombia.
A national strike in Colombia that began on April 28 over a now-cancelled tax reform has grown into massive mobilizations against extreme inequality and police repression. Since then, at least 50 (and counting) demonstrators have been killed, hundreds have been detaine...

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