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Weekly Report - 1 March 2012 (WR-12-09)

Is the turning point closer than ever in Colombia?

This week the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) made a historic announcement regarding the release of all military and police personnel held hostage for over a decade in the Colombian jungle. However, the announcement that the guerrilla group will derogate “Law 002”, approved by its central high command in 2000, will not necessarily put an end to this grisly aspect of Colombia’s recent history as the whereabouts of hundreds of servicemen remains unclear. Also, while the decision to stop the extortive kidnapping of civilians is very clearly a step in the right direction, several more steps will need to be taken before a political solution to the conflict can be reached.

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