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Featured image: Multitudinous demonstration in Colombia. File photo.

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Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization

June 3, 2021 orinocotribune #SOSColombia, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, Colombia, Comite Nacional de Paro, CUT, Francisco Maltes, human rights violations, Ivan Duque Dictador, Nelson Alarcon, Paro Nacional

The National Strike Committee of Colombia announced that peaceful mobilizations will continue throughout country, as the government of Iván Duque

Featured image: UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. File photo.

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‘Colombia’s People are Orphaned & Massacred’: President Maduro Urges Bachelet & Guterres to Speak Up

June 1, 2021 orinocotribune Antonio Guterres, Colombia, Human Rights, Ivan Duque Dictador, Michelle Bachelet, OHCHR, police repression, President Maduro, UN, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, united nations, Venezuela

“Colombia’s people are orphaned and massacred,” said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, commenting on the dire situation in the bordering country.

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Winners, Losers, and Human Rights Abusers in Colombia’s National Strike

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 James Patrick Jordan #SOSColombia, AFGJ, assesinations, Colombia, Desaparecidos, ESMAD, Human Rights, Ivan Duque Dictador, Paro Nacional, police repression, US Imperialism

By James Patrick Jordan – May 30, 2021 It is just over a month since Colombia’s National Strike (Paro Nacional)

Protesters in Colombia. Photo courtesy of EFE.

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A New Day of Bloody Repression in Colombia – 10 Deaths Reported, not Counting Desaparecidos

May 30, 2021 orinocotribune #SOSColombia, 200 thousand deaths in the US, Colombia, Desaparecidos, dictadura, Human Rights, Ivan Duque Dictador, Paro Nacional, police repression

At least 10 people died on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali, making it one of the deadliest days