Blinken, on Colombia visit, says human rights accountability critical


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  • Thursday, 21 Oct 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Colombia's President Ivan Duque, at Narino presidential house in Bogota, Colombia October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/Pool

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Accountability for human rights abuses committed during Colombia's decades-long conflict and recent anti-government protests are critical to preventing future abuses, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to the Andean country on Wednesday.

Blinken met Colombian President Ivan Duque ahead of talks with regional officials to discuss migration in the Americas.

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