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Judi Lynn

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Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:26 AM Feb 2022

Colombia: Security forces brutally attacked peaceful protesters in Cali - New Evidence

24 Feb 2022, 02:19pm

Protesters were attacked by police in the Siloé neighbourhood of Cali on 3 May last year

Three young people were shot and killed during the violence

Amnesty’s Crisis Evidence Lab and SITU Research analysed more than 200 pieces of audiovisual material and interviewed multiple witnesses to verify details

‘Security forces were aware of the deadly capability of their weapons and yet they fired at will… where there were young people, children and adults’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas


The violent events that unfolded in the Siloé neighbourhood in the city of Cali on 3 May last year have been reconstructed by SITU Research and Amnesty International – laying bare how Colombian security forces assaulted peaceful protesters. Three young people were shot and killed during the violence.

More:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/colombia-security-forces-brutally-attacked-peaceful-protesters-cali-new-evidence

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