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Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday announced reforms to the nation’s police forces that are meant to improve accountability and decrease human rights abuses, following weeks of protests in which officers were accused of killing at least two dozen demonstrators.
Speaking in a courtyard, flanked by police officers, Duque said that the government will create a human rights directorate that will report to the nation’s police chief, and will be led by a retired colonel.
The new department will gather complaints from citizens and produce two reports each year on human rights issues, Duque said.
In addition, officers and junior officers will be obliged to take a new course on human rights, and the police will toughen sanctions against those who commit abuses. The nation’s mobile riot squad which was implicated in many of the violent actions against protesters during May’s demonstrations will also have to undergo a new course on human right
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Colombia deploys police, soldiers for fresh demos AFP 7 hrs ago AFP © Raul ARBOLEDA A demonstrator wearing a mask during clashes with riot police that erupted amid protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque, in Bogota, on June 29, 2021
Colombia will deploy thousands of police and soldiers in anticipation of demonstrations planned for Tuesday, officials said, as protesters seek to resume an anti-government campaign that has been met with deadly force.
Defense Minister Diego Molano warned the government would not tolerate vandalism, nor violence, nor roadblocks as the Bogota city council said more than 6,000 police and 2,700 soldiers will be deployed to control 35 events planned for the capital.