5,000 peasants march against armed conflict in southern Colombia
Rural Colombians trapped between FARC and the government march to demand justice. One of their grievances is landmine use.
5,000 peasants marched in protest of the FARC’s use of landmines and government abuses in Colombia’s southern Putumayo department. reported local media Friday.
Organizers said the general goal of the march was to seek a solution to the armed conflict that has plagued the department since the 1960s.
The protesters demanded the attention of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon in order to find a solution to the department’s ongoing violence.
