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May 04, 2021 07:50 PM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Guillermo Legaria) BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 28: A protester holds a Colombian flag and a sign that reads Plandemic during the national strike against the tax reform proposed by Duque s administration on April 28, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. Unions joined to call to a national strike and demonstrations in major cities, urging participants to follow COVID-19 protocols. They seek to sink a tax reform which proposes elimination of VAT free goods. As the third wave of COVID-19 hits the country, Colombia sets new records of deaths per day.
According to local authorities in epicenter Cali, a further five fatalities and 33 injuries have been recorded from the Colombia protests. On Tuesday, the United Nations and European Union called for peace and cautioned against the use of excessive force.
Calm Urged After Deadly Colombia Protest Clampdown By AFP News
on May 05 2021 2:14 PM
The international community on Tuesday decried what the UN described as an excessive use of force by security officers in Colombia after numerous deaths during days of anti-government protests.
The United Nations, United States, European Union and rights bodies joined a chorus of criticism after official data showed 19 people were killed and 846 injured in running clashes with the security forces.
Colombia s human rights ombudsman a state agency independent from the government said 89 people were listed as disappeared. Demonstrators clash with police in Bogota, on April 28, 2021
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