By Pedro Santana Rodríguez
The protests in Colombia have continued for 23 days in the midst of brutal repression that has resulted in more than 50 demonstrators killed, according to the non-governmental organization INDEPAZ (Instituto de Estudios Para el Desarrollo y La Paz / The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace), as of May 18, 2021. There were 46 cases of killings by police, in addition to six other cases that were in the process of verification, the latter in the city of Cali. As of May 12th, according to a joint report by INDEPAZ and Temblores, there had also been 278 wounded, 32 eye injuries, 356 physical aggressions, 18 acts of sexual violence and more than 1,000 arrests. At this time, 134 people have gone missing and have not yet been located.
Two prison officers have been rushed to hospital after an alleged brutal attack by inmates in an incident a union has said could have been avoided.
One officer was struck in the head when a prisoner kicked open his cell door at the high-security Brisbane Correctional Centre on Monday.
Two other corrections officers were hurt while restraining the two prisoners who were in the lock-up.
Two prison officers have been rushed to hospital after an alleged brutal attack at Brisbane Correctional Centre (pictured)
One officer was struck in the head when a prisoner kicked open his cell door (Stock)
Three prison officers have been injured in a “serious” assault at a Brisbane correction centre, with a union blaming an issue with cell doors as a catalyst for the incident.
Three custodial correctional officers were injured during in incident at Brisbane Correctional Centre this evening. One officer received an injury to his.
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