The Colombian army on May 29 tightened its control over Cali, the country’s third largest city, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead. The city’s streets were largely deserted after clashes late on May 28 pitted police against armed civilians. The country is in the second month of protests against the government of President Ivan Duque.
The Colombian army on Saturday tightened its control over Cali, the country’s third-largest city, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.
The city’s streets were largely deserted after clashes late on Friday pitted police against armed civilians. The country is in the second month of protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque.
In Cali, a city of 2.2 million, the smoking remains of barricades and rubble heaps testified to the chaotic night. There, as across the country, poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked widespread anger and resentment.
The month of protests has left at least
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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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