The following appeal has been issued by
United for Colombia, Australia, in response to the repression of nationwide protests that began in opposition to the government’s tax reform and which have escalated in the past week.
United for Colombia Australia (UFCA) and Colombians living in Australia, are urgently appealing to the national and international community, governments, legal and human rights organisations, to guarantee the life and safety of people participating in the huge social protests taking place in various parts of the country since April 28.
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The protests began in opposition to President Iván Duque’s government’s proposed tax reform, the so-called Sustainable Solidarity Law . The government proposed to implement this law in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic and has responded to the voice of the people with repression by the police and the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD).
were killed. we know that 72 from germany and 37 he says, from spain. in fact the spanish interior ministry suggests it was a little more than that. obviously this flight was flying from barcelona to dusseldorf germany, the worst affected. great britain has confirmed one dead. the netherlands, colombia australia, argentina are beginning to learn more about the people who are killed. i m here in this town and the school behind me lost 16 exchange students who had been on a language exchange program in spain and were coming back from a week away. the headmaster said tragically they left here 16 happy students. now we have this terrible tragedy. all morning the students have