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Colombian Activist Álvaro Pérez Killed Near Venezuela Border

HeadlineApr 13, 2018

In Colombia, human rights groups are denouncing the assassination of activist Álvaro Pérez in northern Colombia near the border with Venezuela last week. He’s among an estimated 300 activists and community organizers who have been murdered in Colombia since November 2016, when the historic peace deal was signed between the Colombian government and FARC rebels.

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