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Presidente

Gustavo

Petro

Presidencia de Colombia

Dear Gustavo Petro and Iván Velásquez,

Colombian civil society has documented the excessive use of force by the National Police against peaceful demonstrators in the country. In this context, at least 84 people have lost their lives, thousands were arbitrarily detained and more than 100 people sustained eye trauma.

Amnesty International and its allies, members of the Police Reform Roundtable, have denounced acts of torture, gender-based violence, sexual violence and excessive use of force in the context of the 2021 National Strike, attacks on Indigenous peoples and torture of the civilian population, among other human rights violations. We urge your office to initiate structural reform of the police with the participation of Colombian civil society.

The Police Reform Roundtable, a group made up of a range of Colombian civil society organizations, has worked in coordination with victims and regional allies to develop a proposal for police reform that must be central to the creation of a police force that respects the human rights of all. The participation of this coalition in the reform process must be ensured.

Sincerely,

Ministro de Interior

Iván

Velázquez

Ministerio de Interior de Colombia

Dear Gustavo Petro and Iván Velásquez,

Sincerely,

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