Colombia’s indigenous decry excessive police force against protesters

Colombia’s indigenous decry excessive police force against protesters
posted by Taran Volckhausen
Oct 17, 2013

Colombia indigenous rights group ONIC on Thursday decried what they consider excessive police response that left 19 wounded and four arrested during a protest in the Pacific coastal city of Buenaventura.

The violent encounter took place Wednesday evening as part of an ongoing national protest of indigenous people taking place across Colombia.

Earlier this week, ONIC announced the indefinite national protest, calling on President Juan Manuel Santos to open dialogues with indigenous community representatives to address ongoing economic injustices and human rights abuses facing Colombia’s underrepresented native populations.

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“The armed forces are shooting non-violent protesters marching down the highways,” said the representative. “We want to call national and international attention to denounce the national government for violating the human rights of the indigenous communities.”

More:
http://colombiareports.co/indigenous-group-decries-excessive-police-force-protesters/