Colombia's court defends right to protest (Sept. 24, 2020)
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Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the government to restructure security force responses to demonstrations in order safeguard the right to peaceful protest. The judges found that security forces' response to protests has been "systematic, violent, arbitrary and disproportionate," and ordered the government to maintain neutrality in the face of peaceful protests.
Colombia's court defends right to protest (Sept. 24, 2020)
Colombia's court defends right to protest…
Colombia's court defends right to protest (Sept. 24, 2020)
Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the government to restructure security force responses to demonstrations in order safeguard the right to peaceful protest. The judges found that security forces' response to protests has been "systematic, violent, arbitrary and disproportionate," and ordered the government to maintain neutrality in the face of peaceful protests.