further notes about protests in colombia

BBC:

• The UN human rights office has accused Colombia’s security forces of using excessive force against protesters

• They are particularly concerned about events in Cali on Monday, where police fired on protesters.

• The government had argued that new taxes were necessary to mitigate Colombia’s economic crisis.

• The “reform” would have lowered the threshold at which salaries are taxed.

• More than 800 people are reported to have been injured in clashes between police and protesters.

• The response is predictable. Officials claim that the police themselves were attacked and that the police were dealing with “criminal elements.”

Associated Press

• The Associated press is reporting 26 people killed in protests in Colombia in recent weeks.

• The police are arguing that rebel groups have infiltrated the protests and drug trafficking enterprises are funding the protests.

• Police are heavily armed from years of dealing with drug trafficking.

Scotsman (5/7/21)

• The Scotsman is reporting as many as 37 people killed in clashes with police in Colombia.

• The protests are also about the privatization of health care, something that wasn’t mentioned in the corporate media.

• The Scotsman is also reporting 89 people missing.

• Colombia is experiencing the third highest rate of covid deaths in Latin America.

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