Torture sites and mass graves reported in Colombia as repression intensifies against mass protests

[Judi Lynn]

1. From earlier report:

Colombia’s judicial branch shuts down to join anti-government protests
by Adriaan Alsema May 25, 2021

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During the first four weeks of protest, human rights organization Temblores received almost 3,000 reports of police brutality.

Alleged cases of police brutality

Security forces allegedly assaulted 855 protesters

Police allegedly killed 43 protesters

Police allegedly detained 1,264 protesters illegally

Police violently cracked down on 575 peaceful protests

Police bullets allegedly injured 153 people

Police allegedly sexually assaulted 21 women

Another six people reported gender-based violence

The Missing Persons Search Unit additionally raised the alarm after hundreds of protesters went missing.

Human rights NGO Justicia y Paz said locals from the area around Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, reported police has been dumping the bodies of executed protesters in mass graves.

While the strikes organized by the National Strike Committee have been largely peaceful, there have been a growing number of reports of violent protests and even attacks on members of the loathed National Police.

Duque’s response to the strikes has made him the least popular president in the history of polling in Colombia.

https://colombiareports.com/colombias-judicial-branch-shuts-down-to-join-anti-government-protests/