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Judi Lynn

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Tue May 26, 2020, 12:13 AM May 2020

Violence against Colombia's human rights defenders sees dramatic increase: report


by Adriaan Alsema May 25, 2020

The assassinations of Colombia’s social leaders saw a dramatic rise in the first four months of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to two conflict monitors.

In its latest report on armed conflict, Fundacion Ideas de la Paz (FIP) said the killing of human rights defenders and community leaders increased 53%.

According to conflict monitor Indepaz, which uses a different definition of what is a social leader, killings went up 23% from 67 in the first four months of 2019 to 87 in the first four months of this year.

According to FIP, the deadliest provinces for social leaders continue to be Cauca and Antioquia. A turf war between FARC dissidents and narcos put the southern Putumayo province also in the top three.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/violence-against-colombias-human-rights-defenders-see-dramatic-increase-report/
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