Why did the uprising happen in Colombia?
by Jase Tanner
June 15, 2022
Prior to the 2022 Colombian presidential election voting day on May 29, a delegation met with a variety of groups who shared their perspectives on Colombias past and present, and their hopes for the future.
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On May 27, the delegation met with the Human Rights Monitoring Mission.
In this clip, Wilson Sáenz, presidente de la central Unitaria de Trabajadores seccional Valle President of the Central United Workers Union speaks about the circumstances that led to the uprising: the start of a major privatization process for the economy and what followed after that.
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