Continuing Practice of Political Murder and Disappearance in Colombia and Mexico

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In late September 2021, Colombia and Mexico marked grim milestones. Colombia counted five bloody years since the signing of peace accords between the Colombian government and the demobilized FARC guerrillas. Mexico counted seven years since the tragic night in Iguala, Guerrero, when 43 students from the Escuela Rural Normal “Raúl Isidro Burgos” de Ayotzinapa, known now as the “normalistas,” were disappeared and likely murdered. The anniversaries underscored how the practice of political murder and forced disappearance continue in both countries, and sparked commentary and analysis.

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