Colombia downplays number of victims of violence during protests

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema July 23, 2021

Police brutality persists despite international monitoring
Human rights organization Temblores said it was able to verify 128 reported cases of police brutality in apparent attempts to quell the protests.

Temblores reported 40 victims of assault by police. This number is lower than reported civilian injuries as not all injuries were allegedly caused by the police.

Four people lost their sight presumably because of the use of non-lethal weapons and one woman allegedly suffered sexual abuse

According to Temblores, the police carried out 39 attacks on peaceful protests, of which 14 took place in residential areas.

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Police brutality persists despite international monitoring

Human rights organization Temblores said it was able to verify 128 reported cases of police brutality in apparent attempts to quell the protests.

Temblores reported 40 victims of assault by police. This number is lower than reported civilian injuries as not all injuries were allegedly caused by the police.

Four people lost their sight presumably because of the use of non-lethal weapons and one woman allegedly suffered sexual abuse

According to Temblores, the police carried out 39 attacks on peaceful protests, of which 14 took place in residential areas.

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