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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Colombian NGO: 903 Leaders Killed During Duque Administration</h1>June 6, 2022</div>
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<p>Since Colombia's
President Iván Duque took office in 2018, 903 social leaders and human
rights defenders have been killed, reported on Monday, the coordinator
of the Observatory of Human Rights and Conflicts of the Institute of
Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), Leonardo Gómez Perafán.</p>
<p>"The figures of Iván Duque's government are not the best in any
aspects, but as far as security is concerned, it is close to the worst
period of violence in the last decades, which is from 2002 to 2006.
Since he took office, 930 social leaders have been assassinated," said
Gómez Perafán in a video posted on Twitter.</p>
<p>The expert affirmed
that 245 signatories of the peace agreement between the State and the
extinct FARC guerrilla were also killed and 261 massacres were
committed.</p>
<p>"At least 245
signatories of the Peace Agreement have been killed; 261 massacres have
been committed, of which 45 have occurred so far this year," he
reported.</p>
<p>Finally, Gómez said
that the departments most affected by violence are Cauca, Antioquia,
Nariño, Valle del Cauca and Putumayo and blamed these figures on the
lack of implementation of the peace agreement.</p>
<p>"The lack of
commitment to implement the peace agreement, the ineffective security
policy and the lack of comprehensive state presence in the territory are
the main causes of widespread violence during Iván Duque's term in
office," he concluded.</p>
<p>The Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) revealed on June 2 a report showing
concern about structural violence in Colombia, especially against human
rights defenders.</p>
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