The United Nations on Tuesday expressed its worry over the alleged murders of two Colombian activists and insisted that the government increase security measures for human rights leaders.
Pizo, 31, was the president of the Association of Peasant Workers of Totoro in the Cauca department and the secretary of the Union of Small Farmers of Cauca (SINPEAGRIC).
“We are very concerned that last year 97% of killings of [human rights] defenders occurred in rural areas,” Howland tweeted during a twitter barrage intended to raise awareness about the murders.
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