Colombia’s security forces to be investigated for brutality against protesters

Colombia’s security forces to be investigated for brutality against protesters
posted by Daniel Freeman
Oct 21, 2013

The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) announced Monday that it would investigate the actions of Colombia’s security forces during agricultural strikes and social protests between July and October.

The IACHR stated that it was “very concerned” about Colombia’s situation and that it would hold hearings between October 28 and November 1 in Washington DC in order to discuss alleged repression and criminalization of social protests and protestors.

Specifically, the commission is responding to the deaths of four peasants in July in the eastern state of Norte de Santander, near Venezuela, and reports of police brutality as severe as firing shots from a helicopter at a peaceful protest by indigenous Colombians near the Pacific coast last week.

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Another topic that will be discussed at this meeting will be the use of aircraft drones to spy on or attack different groups of people remotely.

http://colombiareports.co/human-rights-commission-review-colombian-security-forces-protests-strikes/