"President Duque seems to have lost his capacity for dialogue and today he is using the security forces as a tool to silence and punish the people who are demonstrating," said Amnesty International Director for the Americas, Érika Guevara-Rosas .
In an interview with Juan Carlos López, the lawyer added that the Colombian government must investigate human rights violations and open channels of dialogue with the population.
For his part, Duque said this Wednesday in a message to the nation that everyone should reject "the violent" and assured that criminal organizations are hiding behind the "legitimate protest."
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Repression, violence and chaos: the protests in Colombia in pictures
