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August 29, 2019

Death Toll of Murdered Colombian Social Leaders Surpasses 700
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In Colombia, another social leader was shot dead by armed men on Sunday,
according to local reports. The victim was identified as Danilo Olaya
Perdomo, a well-known social leader who served as president of the
Communal Action Board of a rural area of the department of Huila. Also
in Colombia, indigenous organizations denounced Monday the murder of
24-year-old social leader Iván Mejía in southern Colombia. According to
the Institute for Development and Peace Studies, at least 702 social
leaders and human rights defenders have been killed since 2016 in
Colombia.


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