The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for allowing the enslavement and systematic brutality they endured during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. 2024-04-24
A United Nations investigation into the 2021 Colombian protests found that the National Police of Colombia resorted to acts of police brutality that resulted in the massacre of 11 civilians. 2021-12-14
President Iván Duque Márquez deploys military forces to Cali following the deaths of at least three people in the protests. 2021-05-28
President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez announces that 65 officers have been given disciplinary actions for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations. Of the actions, eight were for homicide, 27 for abuse of authority, and 11 for physical assaults. 2021-05-12
Human Rights Watch reports on the use of "horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers" meant to fire multiples of tear gas or stun grenades simultaneously. The Executive Director of the Americas Division, José Miguel Vivanco, publishes a corroborating video reportedly showing a Venom grenade launcher from Combined Systems being used against protesters. 2021-05-10
Claudia Blum, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, resigns from her post amidst the ongoing anti-government protests that have killed at least 26 people. 2021-05-9
The European Union calls for Colombia's security forces to avoid excessive force amidst the ongoing protests. 2021-05-4
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the excessive use of force by Colombian security forces during the ongoing protests that have killed at least 19 civilians. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2021-5-4-un-rights-office-condemns-colombia-crackdown-on-protests?fbclid=IwAR2grMFhOke-iyw6wjm8Ua5Lcatnywy9e8D7C7jgcmRKL7tP1XeJCcWhF3A (Al Jazeera])2021-05-4
Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez says that he is withdrawing a controversial tax reform proposal after thousands of predominantly working-class people took to the streets to protest against the plans, which they say unfairly target the poor. Seventeen people were killed in the protests. 2021-05-3