UN Report Reveals How Armed Groups Are Silencing Social Leaders in Southern Colombia

In a disturbing revelation, the United Nations Office for Human Rights has confirmed that social leaders in Colombia's southern rural departments of Huila and Caquetá face relentless threats and attacks from armed groups linked to FARC dissidents. This situation reflects not only a humanitarian crisis but also a glaring failure of government authority in these critical border regions.Why Does Washington Ignore This Threat to Regional Stability?Scott Campbell, spokesperson for the UN office in Colombia, paints a harrowing picture: "The social leaders are cornered, deprived of basic freedoms to voice opinions or move freely. Threats, murders, extortion, and recruitment of minors...