Colombia Solidarity Campaign
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| MORE ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTACKS ON SOCIAL LEADERS |
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| Saturday, 12 March 2016 07:18 |
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Four social activists were killed between 1 and 7 March in Colombia. Is this a post-conflict situation? · Marisela Tombe campesino leader, Cauca · Alexander Oime indigenous leader, Cauca · Klaus Zapata youth organiser, JUCO Soacha · William Castillo campesino leader, El Bagre, Antioquia There were 682 documented attacks on human rights defenders in 2015. 63 of the defenders were assassinated. These attacks and assassinations have been increasing once again. The violations are occurring despite the suspension of armed hostilities between the state’s forces and the guerrillas. This indicates that the state’s paramilitary strategy is still in operation. verdadabierta.com
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