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One of the axes of the Integral Rural Reform began to unfold: the construction of the Development Programs with a Territorial Approach (PDET), which seek to accelerate the structural transformation of the countryside in order to improve the quality of life, reverse the effects of the conflict, and contribute to the reparation and reconciliation in the territories.

For the future not to be as Charlie Brooker paints it in Black Mirror, the popular Netflix series on surveillance and new technologies, we need that intelligence agencies around the world are held accountable and that Google and the Gods of the Internet are subject to some jurisdiction. Even if this is not easy.

The tragedy of forced displacement violates the fundamental rights of those who must abandon their families, their homes and their jobs in order to survive. It is imperative that recipient countries have policies that guarantee the life, integrity and, family reunification of those who are victims of forced displacement.

There is no more dangerous activity in Medellín than being a pedestrian or motorcyclist, which results from the chaos in the roads, lack of investment in mass transportation, lack of controls and non-compliance with rules.

The dismantling of democracy can be incremental, like it was in Venezuela. First, there was the co-option of the courts, then the persecution of the political opposition, and last year, the suspension of regional elections. And now, with the Constituent Assembly, Maduro leapt into the dark.

Surveillance has become a mechanism of social control by governments. It has ceased to be an exclusive weapon of authoritarian states and has entered the democratic sphere.

It is unacceptable to undermine the legitimacy of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, generating unjustified doubts about an alleged ideological bias of the Election Committee and the ongoing selection process.

The lack of an effective and legitimate State, which earns the obedience of the people, has led Colombia to a vicious cycle of violence-peace-violence since the nineteenth century, with 26 amnesty processes and 63 pardons in total.

The lack of memory of Latin Americans explains why the region knows so little, and does less, about the situation of more than one million Venezuelan migrants who have arrived in our countries during the last five years.

Opposition groups that disagree with the peace process pledged to "lash out" in the new legislature against Santos-issued fast-track decrees. The next debate will center around the inventory of FARC assets.

Social leaders working on the implementation of the Peace Agreement live in fear of being called guerrilla members, running away from the arbitrary arrests of the past.

In Latin America, gentrification processes affecting social and cultural rights of economically vulnerable populations are becoming more common. In light of these scenarios, there is a clear need to demand the state to carry out urban transformations at the same time it protects memory, cultural expressions, and other elements that characterize our neighborhood.