The OHCHR called on the government “to restrict, to the greatest extent possible, and in accordance with international norms and standards, the use of the army in situations relating to public security, including social protest.”
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has criticised the use of the military during largely peaceful protests at the end of 2019 in Barranquilla and Bogota, as well as arbitrary raids carried out ahead of these anti-government protests and police use of force “that could border on abuse an...
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The OHCHR called on the government “to restrict, to the greatest extent possible, and in accordance with international norms and standards, the use of the army in situations relating to public security, including social protest.”