Human rights activist among two Venezuelans attacked in Colombia


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  • Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025

Police officers cordon off the area where a Venezuelan human rights activist, Yendri Velasquez and a political consultant, Luis Peche, were shot and injured, in Bogota, Colombia, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

CARACAS (Reuters) -A Venezuelan human rights activist and a political consultant were shot and injured in Colombia's capital on Monday in a hitman-style attack, Colombian officials said.

Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBT activist, and political consultant Luis Peche were stable after being shot while leaving a building in Bogota, Colombia's national police reported, adding that Velasquez was to undergo surgery.

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