145 human rights activists killed in Colombia in 2021, says ombudsman
18-01-2022 09:33
Colombia saw 145 community leaders and rights defenders killed in 2021, a year marked by anti-government protests that were brutally put down, the country’s human rights ombudsman said Monday.
The toll was lower than in 2020, when 182 killings were registered, the offices of ombudsperson Carlos Camargo said in a statement.
Those killed in 2021 included 32 representatives of indigenous groups, 16 advocates for rural or agricultural communities, and seven trade unionists.
"We repudiate these acts that are mainly due to the criminal actions of illegal armed groups," said the statement, without naming the alleged perpetrators.
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