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5 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
The world's 👀 are on Colombia 🇨🇴 as human rights violations rack up amidst peaceful protests.

26+ ppl killed by police
10+ cases of sexual assault
87+ disappearances

🚨 We urge @POTUS to denounce the situation & pressure @IvanDuque to cease the violence
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/…
To make matters worse, the ruling political party is asking the gov't to declare emergency powers to deal w/the protests, which they say have been infiltrated by illegal groups 🙄

That means taking control of radio/tv, restricting protests...censorship. elespectador.com/noticias/polit…
Let's picture the equivalent to that here in the U.S. ⬇️

Republicans calling for Trump to get emergency powers because....Antifa.

Not a good look, huh?
To top things off, the U.S. gov't provides military aide & assistance to the Colombian National Police #ESMAD.

Which means your tax dollars currently help train & equip human rights violators.
We join @WOLA_org in the call to suspend all such collaborations until there is assurance that it will not be used improperly or against non-violent individuals.

The situation in Colombia may be bleak but there ARE ways to help from abroad.

AMPLIFY is the name of the game.

@POTUS & the international community must speak up.
Look through the hashtag #SOSColombia, stay informed and share the stories on the ground.

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