WOLA condena el uso desproporcionado de la fuerza contra los manifestantes en Colombia, en particular por el #ESMAD, que por su atroz historial de graves violaciones de los derechos humanos no debería poder recibir asistencia de EE.UU. bajo la Ley Leahy.
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The U.S should link stronger human rights protections to assistance that benefits the Colombian National Police.
Any assistance to #ESMAD is likely a violation of the Leahy Law, given their record of human rights violations.
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🇨🇴 #Colombia: Estamos profundamente preocupados por los acontecimientos ocurridos en Cali, cuando la policía ha abierto fuego contra manifestantes y se han producido muertes y heridos.
⏩ Los Estados tienen la responsabilidad de proteger los #DDHH y facilitar la reunión pacífica.
COMUNICADO | Rechazamos la violencia de la fuerza pública a la protesta pacífica, repudiamos las expresiones xenofóbicas de los gobernantes y el silencio del ministerio público frente a estos hechos: https://t.co/BM96KnZnYY
#SOScolombia#SOSColombiaDDHH#ColombiaAlertaRoja
🇨🇴🚨We are receiving reports of grossly excessive use of police force from several Colombian cities.
@IvanDuque should seek to de-escalate tensions, stop the violence, and encourage dialogue with a representative group of protesters.
New statement⬇️
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Animal friends thread
In Finland, a male brown bear and female wolf were spotted playing, traveling and sharing food together. The wolf was also accepted by other bears in the region, but one was her favorite. Was likely kicked out of wolf pack, and bear was newly on his own.
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“Today the world is producing 20 times more plastics than 40 years ago. This means that each year more than 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, wreaking havoc on marine wildlife, fisheries and tourism and marine ecosystems.” #ENVS1126 https://t.co/2bWIgXpXmt
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