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Since April 28th, the people of Colombia have been protesting an abusive tax reform bill proposed by the government. However, today the government response is to militarize and send armed forces to suppress the population.

On the night of May 2nd, after having to retract the reform that robbed the patience of the people, a disproportionate and violent reaction by the authorities began that resulted in multiple massacres against the civilian population.

On the night of May 3rd, the massacres intensified. The protests were contained and repressed by systematic exercises of violence, including images that have been seen of police groups that have threatened and attacked the civilian population.

Until May 4 in the morning, more than 31 deaths were known, 10 victims of sexual violence and hundreds of cases of violence against protesters. As the hours pass, dozens of reports of new cases of violence arrive. Despite this, the Government of Iván Duque continues to promote the use of weapons by the public force and the Army to silence legitimate protest.

During the night of May 4 and dawn of May 5, violence increased in different cities; It is reported that in Cali, while there was a confrontation, the Internet service was blocked to prevent the population from sharing what was happening on social media. There is talk of hundreds of disappeared, many dead; the use of long-range weapons by the public forces is observed. Today, the government does not offer a guarantee for human rights in Colombia.

Because of this, Colombians cry out for international help in order to stop this genocide. We ask the UN in its different departments, especially the Security Council, to intervene to stop this massacre.

COLOMBIA will stand no more of this and we need international intervention!

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