Colombia’s forgotten refugees
Published: 18 August, 2009, 18:55
Violence in “post-conflict” Colombia is forcing droves of rural poor into the cities in an escalating humanitarian crisis that the government is accused of ignoring.
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Published: 18 August, 2009, 18:55
Violence in “post-conflict” Colombia is forcing droves of rural poor into the cities in an escalating humanitarian crisis that the government is accused of ignoring.