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Why Are Colombians Protesting?
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 25, 2021 09:21pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Julie Turkewitz |
| News Date | Sunday, June 6, 2021 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Protests have rocked Colombia for more than a month, with thousands of people pouring into the streets of its major cities, demonstrators blocking major roads and the police responding at times with lethal force. At least 46 people, many of them protesters, have died.
On Sunday, President Iván Duque announced that he would ask Congress to pass measures aimed at reforming the country’s national police, including the creation of a human rights directorate within the department and the introduction of body cameras for all street-level officers.
Allegations of police abuse have drawn international condemnation since the protests began.
Mr. Duque said such reforms would help the department “strengthen the policy of defense, protection and guardianship of human rights.”
Interviews and video analysis by The New York Times show that police officers have fired bullets at peaceful protesters, beaten demonstrators in custody and fired tear gas canisters or other forms of “less-lethal” ammunition at people from close range. At least three officers now face murder charges. |
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