Colombia Conflict Map
Colombia Conflict Map
Colombia Conflict Map
Conflict Mapping
Conflict Map: Colombia Zohe Aparicio, Kirsty Campbell, Elisa Dari The University of St Andrews 2009-06-01
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Introduction
The conflict in Colombia is one which is characterised by an often extreme and perceptible direct violence on the surface, with an underlying structural violence based on the inequitable distribution of wealth, extreme poverty, impunity, stigmatisation, and injustice (UNHCHR 2009: 2, 18). Throughout the course of the conflict civilians have been the main victim of violence and the main parties to the conflict have all been involved in massive breaches of international humanitarian law (Amnesty 2009b; UNHCHR 2009: 2). This map evaluates the Colombian conflict from a human rights perspective, whereby violence is understood as threats and abuses of individuals and groups fundamental human rights.
As a means of making sense of a conflict which is understood differently from different perspectives, this conflict map focuses solely on the actors in the conflict and their relationships. Theories of conflict as understood through analysis of actors and their relationships has been developed by scholars such as Galtung (1969; 1997) and Ramsbotham et al. (2005). The choice of actors included is based on their importance to the conflict in the contemporary era and the impact of their relationships on the conflict. An actor-oriented approach has the unintended effect of putting actors in boxes, thus it is acknowledged that the more subtle nuances of actors positions and perspectives is lost to some extent. In a similar sense, the authors acknowledge that the inclusion of exclusively bilateral relationships between actors detracts from a more comprehensive understanding of the complex reality of the Colombian context. Relationships between three or more actors are not represented as part of the map for purposes of visual and structural clarity, however they may still be considered as a significant dynamic of the conflict.
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The authors intend this map to be used as a source of information for individuals intending to study the Colombian conflict. While acknowledging our own bias, agendas and partialities, we have attempted to maintain an impartial stance and present information as fairly as possible. It must be noted that limits in access to information particularly from the perspectives of civilians, FARC and the rightwing paramilitaries - may affect the neutrality of the map.
The actors included in the map are: The Colombian Government State Security Forces Guerrillas: FARC Rightwing Paramilitaries Narco-Traffickers Civilians International Actors: The USA Multinational Corporations (MNCs) Other International Actors: the EU and Neighbouring Countries.
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At present the two strongest guerrilla movements are Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and Ejrcito de Liberacin Nacional (ELN) (International Crisis Group 2009c [online]). In this map of the Colombian conflict, we have developed a deeper understanding of the involvement of FARC and their relation to other conflict actors. Yet, it is necessary to clarify that ELNs participation in the conflict remains important. In the map that we have developed, we talk about the civilians as actors, as we define an actor as a party that is any way affected or involved in the conflict. We will clarify throughout the map how civilians are involved and are affected by the conflict both directly and indirectly, in particular through their interaction with other actors. At times we note a blurry distinction between civilians and the combatants of the conflict, which we believe is in part due to the indirect involvement of civilians through other conflict actors. This has created a diffuse distinction between civilians and combatants. We will develop this understanding deeper through the profiles of the actors. The first section of the map gives a brief overview of the history of the Colombian conflict, thus contextualises the position of the actors in the current conflict. The second section describes the position, status and activities of the actors. The third section examines the bilateral relationships between actors and how these have affected the conflict.
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Civilians
In the Colombian conflict, the civilians have been trapped in the cross-fire of the widespread violence, since the time prior to La Violencia, when peasants and civilians were drawn into the violent political struggles between the two main political parties: Liberal Party and the Conservative Party (Schmidt, 1974). The situation for the majority of civilians can be described as an extensive insecurity of peoples everyday life; the fear and risk of kidnappings, abductions, threats and assassinations, by any of the conflict actors who believe civilians support their opponents. The armed conflict in Colombia has caused the displacement of thousands of people. According to the Government the number of displaced persons by 2008 was 2,649,139, and 4,361,355 people which is the number referred by a reliable non-Governmental source (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2008 [online]).
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Civilians
For trade unionists, the conflict situation has been shocking and unique in regard to the number of threats directed towards them and murders, which does not compare to any other conflict case. There are thousands of cases of threats and killings, in which there is a pattern of systematic attacks, according to Amnesty International (2007). This situation needs also to be seen in the context of the lack of investigations and prosecutions, consequently making Amnesty refer to Colombia as one of the worlds most dangerous places for trade unionists (Amnesty International 2007). According to numbers referred by Amnesty International, Colombias National Trade Union School documented 2,245 killings, 138 cases of forced disappearances, and 3,400 threats of trade unionists between January 1991 and December 2006 (Amnesty International 2007). Despite the dark history and violent past of Colombia, aiming at an end to the conflict. Several civil society being Colombianos por La Paz (Colombians for communication with FARC, pleading to end their part [online]). civilians stand united against the violence movements have developed, one of them Peace), which has engaged in letter of the violence (Colombianos por La Paz
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Guerrillas - FARC
In Colombia guerrilla self-defence movements emerged in the 1950s, during the last period of La Violencia, as a response to the violent means of the army to gain public order (Buitrago 2004). Many peasants escaped the military offensive by starting long marches to uninhabited regions, under the auspices of the armed self-defence groups offering the peasants protection (Colombia Journal [online], 1999). The Government launched military attacks once the peasants colonised the isolated areas, and also taking back the land. Many peasants perceived their only chance to achieve social justice as resorting to armed struggle and war against the army, on a national level (Leech [online], 1999). This was the start of an armed self-defence struggle with several fronts, in which the guerrillas in 1964 issued an agrarian reform program, calling for confiscation of the large estates and the free distribution of land to the peasants (Gott, 1970, p. 192).
Two years later this guerrilla movement officially became what is known as Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), representing the military wing of the Communist Party (Chernick, 1999). While other guerrilla movements agreed in the 1980s to reintegrate into civil society and the legal political system, FARC chose not to accept amnesty proposals and has remained in a military struggle with the Colombian army, with the political objective to continue to propose major social, structural, and economic reforms as part of any peace agreement (Chernick, 1999, p. 166). At the time of writing, their struggle continues.
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Narco-traffickers
Narco-traffickers should not be considered an exclusively internal actor as they not only interact with domestic parties to the conflict, but also engage in illegal activities at an international level, expanding the realm of the conflict and its impact. World demand of cocaine consumption is mainly provided for by Colombian coca production, especially US and European markets (Echeverry, 2004). Drug trade increased dramatically during the 1980s due to the growing US domestic demand. Until the 1980s, the main narcotic cultivation was marijuana, then coca plants took over the majority of dedicated fields (ICG, 2005). In order to maintain their lucrative trade, during the 1980s the drug cartels took violent actions and even terrorist attacks against the Government or any other actors considered an enemy opposed to their activities (PINR, 2004). The conflict between the Colombian Government and the cartels severely weakened the state institutions and increased the incidence of corruption. In the 1990s the state was able to defeat the cartels but the vacuum was soon filled by the left-wing guerrillas and paramilitaries; cocaine became the main source of financial support of the insurgency.
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Narco-traffickers
By the year 2000 it was calculated that the annual profit of the guerrillas from drug production was around $400m (PINR, 2004). The tentacles of narco-trafficking reached every level of Colombian society and actor involved in the conflict. The overlap of the guerrilla groups and the narcotraffickers affected the efforts of the Colombian state in putting an end to the civil war. Defeating the guerrillas meant to eradicate the coca leaf cultivation and production, however the coca leaf cultivation has become the only way of surviving for the peasants in guerrilla-controlled territories. This development has greatly complicated the approach of the war on drugs (Ungerman and Brohy, 2003). The struggle for the containment of these activities and eradication of the drug economy has become an international struggle with the involvement of the US in support of the Colombian State, especially with the beginning of Plan Colombia in the 2000. The role of the drug-trafficking within the Colombian conflict is strongly debated. It is considered one of the root causes of the conflict by some while a means to sustain it by others. The policies against these illegal activities depend on which role is given to them by the policy makers. The US and the Colombian Government in accordance tend to consider drug-trafficking as a cause of the conflict (Chouvy and Laniel, 2007). The relation between the conflict and drug-related activities is extremely complex, constantly changing and evolving.
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International Actors
i. Multinational Corporations
The foreign investments made by Multinational Corporations made up 15% of the national Gross National profit (GNP) in Colombia during the 1990s, impacting significantly on the national economy. MNCs mainly operate in the extractive sector, often in territories which are controlled by guerrillas rather than the state. International interest in natural resources, such as oil and coal, are fundamental and this factor internationalises the civil conflict in Colombia. Another type of Multinational Corporations operating in Colombia are the Private Security Corporations which rely on the environment of violence to make profits. These corporations, which are mainly US based, are directly catering to the other MNCs as well as to the Colombian Government itself. They arguably have interests in the continuation of the conflict as it legitimates their presence on the Colombian soil (Richani 2005). MNCs both fuel the dynamics of conflict and finance the insurgency groups supporting the economy of war.
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ii. The European Union
Europe has been seen increasingly as a counterbalancing force to the US in Colombia, for example contributing to the negotiations with the paramilitaries. The conflict in Colombia is not central in European security policy agenda even if still relevant due to the good relations with the regions. Relations with Colombia are inscribed in a broader interregional agenda with the Community with Andean Nations. The EU favours a comprehensive regional approach. Illegal narcotics too are considered as a regional stability issue and not as specifically Colombian. According to the European vision the solution of the Colombian conflict depends mainly on long term policies of development and democratic institutions. Short term military operations are not seen as productive (Kunterbach 2005).
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iii. Neighbouring countries
Colombia tends to consider the narco-trafficking and the guerrillas problems as regional, pertaining to Ecuador and Venezuela as well. The Government has claimed that the activities of both guerrillas and narco-traffickers take place on the border of Colombia and its neighbouring countries (Colombia Presidencia de la Republica 2009a). This approach allows Colombia to share responsibilities about the two endemic problems. On the other hand Ecuador and Venezuela have no interest or intention to involve themselves in what they consider to be solely Colombian internal troubles. Tensions between the two bordering countries and Colombia reached dangerous levels in 2008. The conflict has been avoided thanks to the intervention of the international community and especially of Brazil (Reuters, 2008).
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USA
The relations between the US and Colombia dates back to the 19th century. The two countries have maintained mutual diplomatic relations based on common economic interests and various trade agreements signed over last two centuries. Numerous US-owned companies had located their activities and production on Colombian soil thus linking the interests of the US in Colombia with the interests of these companies. The ties with the US were of great importance for the Colombian economy. The US market was the primary destination for Colombias main export and source of revenues, coffee, during the 19th and first decades of the 20th century. Later in the 20th century Colombia became the principal recipient for US aid, strengthening the relations between the two countries. However, the growth in drug production and trade to the US during the 1970s and 1980s caused tensions between the US and Colombia (Hanratty and Meditz 1988). The US became directly involved in the conflict in Colombia with the establishment of Plan Colombia. Support for plan Colombia began in 2000 after agreement between President Clinton and the Colombian Government. The aim of the plan is to prevent conflict through eradicating the war economy - based primarily on drug production - by means of economic development, strengthening of state power, humanitarian aid and military support to the Government (Solan 2006). The US provided one third of the funds necessary for the plan as well as military equipment and training and extended the financial support for subsequent years.
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Plan Colombia soon focused primarily on addressing drug production and trade based on the justification that these activities provide the main financial support for the rebel movements. The US has been strongly affected by the increase in drug trade between Colombia and the US as the demand for cocaine rose in the country since the end of the 1980s. The main strategy used to limit the production of coca crops consisted of spaying herbicides onto over 2 million acres of crops fields (International Policy Report 2006). Crop spraying policies failed to decrease drug production but negatively affected agricultural production and ariable land to a great extent.
In 2002, a shift occurred in the political discourse concerning Plan Colombia and its anti-drug policy. After 9/11, the guerrilla groups in Colombia were classified as terrorist groups and as such they were included by the US in the global effort against terrorism (Ungerman and Brohy, 2003). Plan Colombia became primarily an anti-guerrilla effort. 80% of the financial support given to the Colombian Government by the US was used for the military operations aiming to regain control of the territories in the guerrillas hands.
With the new administration at the White House in 2009, Plan Colombia is considered mainly a failed strategy, and, in the context of limiting the US foreign expenditure, a drastic cut in US financial support is foreseeable, if not the definite outcome for Plan Colombia (The Guardian, 2009).
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There is however an important change in the dynamic between these two actors, as the two past years has implicated a severe weakening in the organisational structure of FARC. This is much due to Uribes hard-line against the guerrillas. In particularly this refers to the death of key figure of FARC, such as "Ral Reyes" and "Ivn Ros" and their legendary leader Manuel Marulanda, which have been part of the initial movement of FARC.
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The Colombian Government needs US financial support in order to maintain the high military expenditures required by the civil war. From the US perspective, it has economic interests in Colombia especially with regards to its natural resources (Leech 2000). Aid to the Colombian Government can be understood in the context of maintaining the necessary environment for business and trade between the two countries. Moreover, the Multinational Corporations operating in Colombia, particularly in the extraction of oil and exploitation of other natural resources, are mainly US owned. The interests of these industries seem to be central in the decision of the US in supporting Colombian Government against the guerrilla groups and vice versa (Richani 2005).
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Relation between the Security Forces and the Right Wing Paramilitaries
The Army and Rightwing Paramilitaries have maintained close links throughout the course of the conflict. Reports have suggested that Colombian military have aided Rightwing Paramilitaries in organising and carrying out their social cleansing and extrajudicial execution activities. In 2001, 50 paramilitaries were responsible for killing civilian men and setting fire to homes in the village of Chengue in Sucre. Residents of the village reported that the Army had aided in coordinating the killing, known as the Chengue Massacre, by ensuring safe passage of the paramilitaries and ensuring the area around the village was effectively sealed off so that the paramilitaries could identify and kill their targets (Latin American Working Group 2008: 3). The Mapiripn and El Salado Massacres in 1997 and 1999 respectively, also evidenced the cooperation between the security forces and the Army. At El Salado in Bolivar, approximately 300 paramilitaries set up a kangaroo court, then tortured and executed civilians. The Colombian Navys first Brigade set up road blocks around the area to prevent the International Committee of the Red Cross from entering the town, and only entered the town after the paramilitaries had left (Latin American Working Group 2008: 4). In Mapiripn, it was reported that the paramilitaries and Army worked together to murder 30 residents of the town in Meta (Latin American Working Group 2008: 4).
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In municipalities where FARC and other guerrillas have strengthened their presence and support, the pattern of paramilitaries challenging that presence has been noticeable. This has in turn exacerbated the conflict (Richani, 2005).
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The FARCs principal means of financial support has been the drug economy. FARC actively support cultivation of coca crops and also defend the territories of cultivation, laboratories and airfields (ICG 2005). These groups came to control all the means of production, from the cultivation of crops to the laboratories for the actual process of the coca leaves and its shipment. Because of the link between FARC and the drug activities these groups have been called narco-terrorists.
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Peace Communities set up in San Jos de Apartad were set up by civilians in 1997 as a means of avoiding the violence of the conflict and persuading the FARC, Government and paramilitaries to come to an agreement (Amnesty International 2009). From 1997 until 2009, these communities have been targeted by rightwing paramilitaries who have, stolen food, destroyed homes, made death threats, killed or forced them to leave their community (Amnesty International 2009).
In March 2009, a group identifying themselves as the AUC set up a road block outside one of the peace hamlets between Nuevo Antioquia and Turb municipalities and distributed leaflets which outlined their social cleansing intentions (Amnesty International 2009).
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Paramilitary groups were created for the defence of the MNCs from the guerrillas since the Colombian Government was unable to operate in those territories occupied by the guerrillas. Paramilitary groups also supported MCs interests against the labour forces and workers through intimidation, assassination and disappearances of trade unionists (Ortega, 2008). In 2007 Chiquita Brands was put on trail and finally admitted to have paid paramilitary groups for $1.7 million. Following Chiquita brands other MCs like Coca Cola and Drummond have been under investigation (Hanson, 2008).
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Narco-traffickers rely on the peasants cultivation of the coca crops. Rural farmers turned their fields to the coca leaf production mainly for two reasons: the drop in other cultivation prices made them non-profitable while the coca leaf production gives high profits (Holmes, Gutierrez de Pineres and Curtin, 2006); second, in the territories controlled by the guerrillas what to grow was often not a choice. However the farmers who dedicate their fields to the coca crops are subject to the coca plant eradication strategies included in Plan Colombia. The herbicides spraying over the fields hit not only the coca fields but also every other kind of cultivation. Moreover, the chemicals penetrate the soil, poisoning it, making it infertile and in this way worsening the rural population living conditions. In addition, the brutal fight between the leftwing guerrillas and rightwing paramilitaries over the drug activities calls around 3,500 casualties annually (PINR, 2004).
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The US has been heavily impacted by the cocaine trade especially after the rise in the drug demand by the US market. The illicit activities, such as corruption and money laundering, related to the production of cocaine have risen dramatically on the US soil too, forcing the US to intervene directly to limit the cartels business since the early 1990s (Crandall, 2001). When the guerrillas started raising their funds through the illegal cultivation and production of cocaine the aim of the US shifted from simply fighting drug trade to eradicate the principal financial supports of the rebel groups.
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The international community has been engaged in the defence of the civilians in Colombia. There have been statements from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights expressing the concern over the forms of violence directed towards the civilian population in Colombia.
Recently, Navi Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the scale of the systematic extrajudicial killings could constitute a "crime against humanity" under international humanitarian law. There is also the possibility of international courts could intervening if the Colombian Government is "unwilling or unable" to handle the investigations itself (CNN [online] 2008 November 1st).
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