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Colombia's planned budget cuts worry war crimes victims

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged to slash spending on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, the transitional justice court set up in 2016 under the peace deal with FARC rebels. Victims' families, who credit the court with helping trace missing relatives, fear the cuts could gut it. More than 450,000 people were killed in the six-decade conflict.

Colombia's planned budget cuts worry war crimes victims

This summary is based on reporting by Al Jazeera.

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