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A Colombian court in the city of Popayán has banned the use by law enforcement agents of the Venom ammunition launch system, Colombia, it was announced.
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Colombians first took to the streets on April 28 against a proposed tax increase many said would leave them poorer even as the coronavirus pandemic was erasing jobs and eating into savings.
The Colombian State must ”respect the highest standards in terms of freedom of expression, use of force and due diligence,” Urrejola said
As protests and violence remain part of Colombia s “normal” landscape, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) continues to wait for an official response from the Government to visit the country.
Complaints about human rights violations have piled up over the past month after between 40 and 60 people have died, thousands have been arrested and several others are listed as missing.
Colombia s Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, has agreed to the presence of a IACHR mission, but there is no date set for it yet.