Duke appealed to justice for murdered social leaders

The elected president rejected the wave of killings against human rights defenders last week in several parts of the country and called for "exemplary sanctions".

On his last day in the US capital, President-elect, Ivan Duque, sent Washington back to recent news about the badbadination of leaders and of social leaders in different parts of the country who have been registered so far this week bringing the figure to more than 300 human rights defenders who have had their lives abducted to raise their voices, since January 2016.

After meeting at the White House with Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Uribista said: "categorically reject all acts of violence in the country against social leaders and political leaders I want Colombia to return to the agenda of the legality ".

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"I want us to be able to protect all those who have been demobilized, social leaders and political leaders, who investigate quickly and that those responsible for these crimes are brought to justice and have exemplary punishments, "he added, according to the former senator," the message must be very clear: Whoever does it pays . "

According to the latest report of the Office of the Ombudsman, dated 1 January 2016 As of 30 June this year, 311 leaders of the country were murdered. Luis Barrios was badbadinated this week, in Atlántico, Santa Felicinda Santamaría, in Chocó, Margarita Estupiñán, in Nariño and Ana María Cortés, in Antioquia.

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According to the entity mentioned, about every three days there is a murder charge to a social leader or activist, crimes that generally coincide with areas where there are coca crops or illegal mining. This, added to the mbadacre in Algeria in which seven peasants died, alerted the public to the systematic facts.

For this reason, Juan Manuel Santos, current president, announced that, as a result of these episodes, will be convened next Tuesday the National Commission for Security Guarantees. In turn, he strongly urged the Public Force to act and make his presence in the areas where these murders took place.

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