“We are concerned about the current violence against human rights defenders, who play a fundamental role in building a just and lasting peace in Colombia. Reducing this violence and investigating these crimes is a priority for the United States and Colombia and it is an issue that we have raised with the Colombian government. It is crucial to recognize that those responsible for these brutal killings are the illegal armed groups and narco-terrorists who unleash chaos in the Colombian countryside. We are proud to work together with the Colombian security forces and civil society to strengthen human rights protections and rural security, and to combat drug trafficking groups that generate this violence, "Ned said at a press conference this Thursday Price, the spokesman for the US State Department.
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