Reply #26: My position is that the situation has improved significantly

[Zorro]

From the article:

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...Killings of labor union leaders have dropped steadily from about 200 in 2002, to 60 in 2006, to 26 in 2007. But the deaths of 22 labor union activists so far this year have triggered alarm bells in some government quarters and prompted Uribe to raise financial rewards for people who offer valuable information.

''Last month, we started a new national plan of rewards for information to solve these murders, and it's working,'' said Andrés Palacio, vice minister of labor. ``Since then, we have already captured five people linked to four of the most recent killings...''

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Sounds to me that the Uribe administration has made important progress in what was once an incredibly violent society.