What is happening in Valle del Cauca? Defender commented on the attacks being registered
The public order situation in Valle del Cauca is going through a critical moment. In the last 24 hours, more than three attacks have been registered, amid a scenario that combines actions by illegal armed groups, criminal structures, and illicit economies.
TL;DR
- Valle del Cauca is facing a critical public order situation with over three attacks in 24 hours.
- The violence involves illegal armed groups (Mordisco dissidents, ELN, Clan del Golfo), criminal structures, and illicit economies.
- The Ombudsman's Office had previously issued early warnings about the conflict.
- Attacks with explosives are frequent, causing generalized fear and affecting civilians indiscriminately.
- Cali is a strategic hub for illicit economies in the southwest, including drug trafficking and illegal mining.
- Young people are particularly vulnerable, facing homicides, kidnappings, forced recruitment, and disappearances.
- In Jamundí, mothers of disappeared youth speak of 'juvenicide'.