The massacres of Colombia’s human rights defenders (Write the Wrongs - episode 31)

“A man once told me that to be a leader in this country, one needs to carry a coffin at all times.” Such is the current state of dangerosity human rights defenders and social leaders face in Colombia. The once praised 2016 peace accord passed between the government and the biggest armed group of the country proves meaningless as massacres rose, leaving once again the country in chaos and bloodbath, as the state is rendered powerless.

LINK: https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/02/10/left-undefended/killings-rights-defenders-colombias-remote-communities?fbclid=IwAR0-ZVo2klWfbWtBH3CgG00kMjRLSuis7xndKF86ibgv2Xm7CHwMcb7V4KE