90,000 Colombians displaced so far this year: NGO

[Judi Lynn]

90,000 Colombians displaced so far this year: NGO
Friday, 23 September 2011 15:12
James Bargent

Nearly 90,000 Colombians were forced from their homes by violence or intimidation in the first half of 2011, according to a report published on Friday by the Office of Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES).

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According to CODHES, the situation has changed little under the presidency of Juan Manuel Santos, despite the rapidly changing nature of Colombia’s conflict.

The NGO state neo-paramilitary groups and criminal gangs such as the "Aguilas Negras," "Los Rastrojos" and "Los Machos" were responsible for most of the forced displacement, followed by guerrilla groups and the Colombian army.

Romero said the “new paramilitary groups are in a good part of the national territory and are consolidating a strategy of control and intimidation of the population aimed at avoiding the restitution of land to displaced people.”

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/19208-90000-colombians-displaced-so-far-this-year-ngo.html