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System to protect Colombias social leaders has failed: Inspector general
by Frank Cardona March 22, 2018
Colombia’s protection of social leaders is a total failure, the country’s Inspector General after the UN said to be “extremely concerned” about the increase in violence targeting human rights defenders.
Inspector General Fernando Carrillo called on the state to take action against the illegal armed groups responsible for the deaths of hundreds of human rights defenders across Colombia.
According to the United Nations, more than 120 community leaders and human rights defenders were assassinated in 2017, the first year of a peace process in the country.
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Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says 11 social leaders and human rights defenders were killed in the first two months of this year, but watchdog groups like Somos Defensores say they’ve counted 27 so far this year.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/system-to-protect-colombias-social-leaders-has-failed-inspector-general/