Colombia rallies worsen; civilian deaths rise

By Agence France-Presse

May 21, 2021 1:12 am

CALI: Colombians took to the streets on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), on the eve of talks with the government, in a third week of demonstrations that have been marked by police abuses and dozens of civilian deaths.

The talks, due to resume on Thursday, have stumbled over the government's reticence to renounce violence by the police and on Wednesday Nobel Peace laureate Juan Manuel Santos, a former Colombian president, urged incumbent Iván Duque to recognize the misuse of force.

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