In a harsh tweet, Alberto Fernández urged the Colombian government to end “institutional violence”

In a harsh message sent through his social networks, President Alberto Fernández urged the Colombian government of Iván Duque to “stop singular institutional violence” in this country.

The Argentine President thus referred to the social demonstrations that have taken place in Colombia since April 28, which have been repressed and left behind. homicides, missing and injured.

“With concern, I observe repression unleashed by the social protests that took place in Colombia. I pray that the Colombian people return to social peace and I urge your government, with respect for human rights, to stop unique institutional violence this has been exercised, ”Fernández tweeted.

Social organizations and NGOs dedicated to documenting cases of police brutality, such as Tremors, they denounced 37 homicides committed by Colombian police, and more than 200 victims of such physical violence, like ten sexual assault by the police.

The bankruptcy Duque’s tax reform has flooded the streets with social protests in a country of 50 million people overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, which is already killing more than 75,000.

The sought-after project increase taxes on basic products in the family basket, increase in fuel costs, broaden the tax base of income tax, a solidarity tax for high salaries, a wealth tax for two years or VAT for funeral services and Internet services.

Another country in the region, Uruguay, also expressed concern on Thursday “before the serious acts of violence“which took place in recent days in Colombia and underlined the need to rediscover the paths of dialogue and peace.

“Uruguay hopes that the sister Republic of Colombia will quickly recover the channels of dialogue and peace within the framework of the full functioning of democratic institutions and respect for human rights ”, underlines the text of the government of Luis Lacalle Pou.

The photo between Duque and Alberto Fernández

Iván Duque and Alberto Fernández had seen each other’s faces November 8, 2020. This was before the start of the inauguration ceremony for Bolivia’s president-elect Luis Arce.

As reported at the time, it was a meeting in La Paz to strengthen the bilateral relationship between Colombia and Argentina.

Meanwhile, a group of social, trade union and political organizations de la Argentina will announce this Friday, during a press conference, “measures of active solidarity” with the sectors which have been demonstrating in Colombia for more than a week.

The conference will take place at 11 am at the headquarters of the Peace and Justice Service (Serpaj), in Tacuarí 730. The meeting will bring together leaders who under the label “#SOSColombia” – slogan that channeled the abuses in networks such as Twitter and TikTok – will denounce the repression of the Colombian state and the formation a Latin American delegation multidisciplinary solidarity.

PHOTO GALLERY. In photos: repression in the streets, a week of demonstrations, riots and police violence in Colombia

Among other references will participate the holder of the Serpaj and Nobel Peace Prize, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel; Nora Cortiñas, mothers of the Plaza de Mayo-Línea Fundadora; Yes Pablo Pimentel, from APDH-La Matanza.

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