RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The UN Office for Human Rights denounced today, May 4, that Colombian security forces have exercised an "excessive use of force" during the wave of protests that the country is experiencing, with at least 19 dead and 800 wounded, and called for calm given the call for demonstrations on May 5.
Officials of the UN agency's mission in Cali, one of the cities where most violent incidents have occurred, "have witnessed the excessive use of force by the police," said office spokesperson Marta Hurtado at a press conference.
The security forces "used live ammunition, beat . . .
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