Colombia News » Putumayo News Colombia » Putumayo » Traffic: Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/peace-leaders-putumayo-colombia-coca-crop-substitution/
Published on: Tuesday 28 February 2023
Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country’s long-running civil conflict. But ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Traffic: Colombia: Armed Groups Strangle Southern Communities
News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/05/colombia-armed-groups-strangle-southern-communities
Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025
(Washington, DC) – Armed groups in Colombia’s southern state of Putumayo, have tightened their control over citizens’ daily lives and committed grave abuses against civilians, particularly in ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Traffic: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/report-highlights-humanitarian-concerns-colombias-putumayo-region
Published on: Sunday 13 July 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 14 (UNHCR) - Forced displacement remains a major problem in southern Colombia's volatile Putumayo department, according to a report by six local and international ...