Rally against the unpunished assassination of community leaders on July 6 in Bogotá. Image: Tomás Mantilla for ¡PACIFISTA!. All rights reserved.
Colombian society, following the death of up to 7 community leaders in less than a week, took to the streets last weekend to demand, with a massive velatón (candlelight vigil), an end to the killings and an investigation into the murders of more than 311 social leaders since January 2016.
We offer 5 key elements to understand these disgraceful occurrences:
