Yes, thank you.
The Colombian government is in complete violation of the rights of the people. The government itself supported the armed forces after seeing videos that showed without a shadow of a doubt that the armed forces and the police were shooting at protestors. This attitude demonstrates its lack of respect for international human rights.
The Colombian government is completely hypocritical when it comes to its international relations with Canada and the United States. Everyone knows that Canada is a country that promotes democracy. Even in his last statement, the president said that he promotes the protection of human rights. A U.S. official who watched the videos said that the police were seen shooting at the protestors. Despite this, the president denies that the police shot at the protesters and denies that the protesters were peaceful. However, they did shoot at participants at candlelight vigils and cultural events organized by the communities.
More than 40 people have died at the hands of the police. This is not a show of political will to end the violence. If the government wanted to put an end to the violence, it would have already ordered the withdrawal of the military from the cities and talked to the protestors. However, they are being ignored. Yet, the protesters said that it was because of the solidarity of the people that they could now feed themselves, which they could not do before.
The Colombian government is not listening to its citizens and is imposing reforms. It has even bought weapons and airplanes instead of spending that money on the people who have suffered from the effects of the pandemic.
The Colombian government says it's a defender of human rights, but it is not. That is unfortunate.