FILE PHOTO: People try to topple the statue of South American independence leader Simon Bolivar during a protest against sexual assault by the police and the excess of public force against peaceful protests, in Bogota, Colombia, May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Representatives from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) met with Colombian officials on Monday ahead of a three-day visit to gather information about possible rights abuses during nearly six weeks of anti-government protests.
Dozens of deaths and injuries, many blamed on security forces, were connected to the demonstrations. The death toll of 21 confirmed by the government does not match those of protest groups and rights organizations, which say dozens more were killed.
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