UN Urges Independent Probe As Death Toll Rises In Colombia Unrest

UN Urges Independent Probe As Death Toll Rises In Colombia Unrest
By Andres Carmona and Luis Robayo
05/30/21 AT 12:42 PM
The UN on Sunday called for an independent investigation as over a dozen people were reported dead in fresh clashes a month into anti-government protests in Colombia that triggered a military deployment to the city of Cali.
Clashes late Friday pitted police against armed civilians, leaving 13 dead, according to officials, in Colombia's third largest city of 2.2 million people.
An armed forces crackdown on protests that started on April 28 against the government of President Ivan Duque has drawn international condemnation, and on Sunday, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced "deep concern" over the ongoing violence.

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