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Security & Strategic Review - April 2024
COLOMBIA: Petro apologises for femicides in name of the state
President Gustavo Petro issued an apology on behalf of the Colombian state for persistently high levels of femicide on 8 March, in a video address to mark International Women’s Day. On the same day, however, members of Colombia’s riot police (Esmad) drew widespread criticism for their use of tear gas to disperse activists protesting violence against women in the capital Bogotá. These contradictory scenes were emblematic of wider debates around gender violence in the Andean region, where rates of femicide remain high despite government initiatives to address the problem.
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