Colombia struggles to keep social leaders safe
Astrid Suárez And Marko Álvarez
Associated Press
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Followed by her government-assigned bodyguard, community leader Luz Nelly Santana, right, attends a meeting with other leaders who like her have received death threats in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Santana, who runs an organization that helps community leaders fleeing violence to settle in Bogota, is one of the thousands of activists assigned some sort of government protection. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
BOGOTA – Just taking a walk in the streets of Colombia’s capital can feel dangerous for Luz Nelly Santana.