July 1, 2021
A subcommittee of the United States’ House of Representatives voted to conditionally approve aid to Colombia’s security forces after a surge in police brutality.
The Subcommittee on Appropriations for Foreign Operations agreed to allocate $461 million in aid for the South American country, slightly more than the $453 million requested by the administration of President Joe Biden.
The subcommittee added a novel condition to some $64 million of the aid package that is meant for the National Police and the National Army’s counternarcotics budget.
The conditional aid is the equivalent of approximately 30% of the United States’ counternarcotics budget for Colombia.
Congreso de EE UU aprueba condicionar ayuda a Policía en Colombia
vozdeamerica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vozdeamerica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Colombia s National Strike: Overview of the Situation and Strategies Moving Forward
atlanticcouncil.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atlanticcouncil.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Violence in Colombia Requires Bold Response from Biden Administration
Format
June 1, 2021
Colombia s national strike and protests, which began on April 28, continue to generate violence, destruction, and a panoply of human rights abuses. As of May 31, a network of Colombian civil society groups registered 71 homicides within the context of the protests. All but two of the dead are civilians.
While violence ebbed a bit during mid-May,
the pace of homicides has picked up alarmingly in the past 10 days. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights counted 14 killed in Cali alone between May 28-30.
Police brutality, disproportionate use of force by security forces, and unsettling videos showing civilians shooting weapons in the presence of the police continue to circulate. Cali -Colombia s third largest city with a high number of Afro-descendant residents -has suffered up to 46 homicides and a brazen, racist attack on an Indigenous Nasa caravan that entered the city in early May in