Colombians march for dignity against state violence
A series of assassinations of social leaders shook Colombia last weekend. In less than 24 hours, 4 Indigenous, peasant and social leaders were killed.
Indignation in Colombia amid spree of assassinations and the rape of an Indigenous girl by soldiers
The wave of assassinations and acts of sexual violence carried out by security forces and paramilitary groups against Colombian civilians in the past week has shaken the country
Another massacre in the Cauca Department shakes Colombia
In less than three days, two massacres took place in the Cauca department and ten people were killed in the Caloto, Corinto and Toribío municipalities.
Colombian organizations denounce massacre of Indigenous authority and members of Indigenous guardia
According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), in 2019, more than 120 Indigenous people have been assassinated
Over 50 social leaders have been assassinated in Colombia in 2019
Four social leaders have been killed last week. Organizations across Colombia have condemned the government of president Iván Duque for the lack of security measures that guarantee protection to social leaders
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