Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, if I may. We are talking about research and data, but I would like to say that the justice system in Colombia cannot be trusted. The attorney general is a close friend of the president. It has been demonstrated that he is incapable of shedding any light on the false statem

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, thank you very much. I have a message for all the people mobilizing all over the world. Many Colombians and human rights organizations around the world are mobilizing to express their solidarity with Colombia. I would like to thank them and tell them that we must continue

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I just wanted to clarify this point. Indeed, we have been called vandals. However, we've seen images showing police officers dressed in civilian clothes and carrying sticks in order to fight and destroy public places. Everyone can see these videos. Even if there were vandals, i

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It's because of an accumulation of planned reforms, including the one to further privatize the health care system. In addition, people are angry that the government has acted violently against the public. Imagine your entire government doing this to an unarmed population in a cit

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  First, the protesters are asking the government to withdraw the army from the city. Second, they are asking that the police be reformed. Right now, the police are part of the ministry of defence, so they are a military entity. That is why the police treat the protesters as if t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  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 atti

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. That's very kind. I would just like to finish up the part about Canada. The European Parliament considered it important to stop the escalation of violence. The United States has spoken out against the widespread violence against protestors. Amnesty Internat

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Can you hear me?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Can you hear me?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I'm close to my microphone.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Okay. I want to talk to you about Colombia and the human rights situation in Colombia.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Then I'll summarize the speech I had prepared, which was longer. I'd like to begin by saying good evening to the hon. members of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights and thank them very much for inviting me to appear. I'm here to represent Colombians living in Canada