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Violence in Valle del Cauca Highlights Rise of Gang Massacres in Colombia

A spate of massacres in the southwestern Colombian department of Valle del Cauca illustrates how small urban gangs are increasingly employing a form of violence previously associated with the country’s major armed groups.

Twenty-one massacres – defined as the simultaneous killing of three or more people –  have been registered by INDEPAZ, a human rights NGO, in Colombia so far in 2024. Four of…

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