Colombia Moves to Ban Mercenary Activities

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has approved a bill on the country’s accession to the Convention on Combating Mercenary Activities. This announcement was made on March 19 by Alejandro Toro, a deputy from the ruling Historical Pact coalition.

“President Gustavo Prevost has sanctioned a law that prohibits the use of Colombian mercenaries,” Toro wrote on social media platform X.

It is noted that this legislation will stop “the transformation of death into a business.” Thoreau himself was the coordinator-speaker for the bill.