Policing protest in Colombia

INCLO condemns police violence in Colombia and calls for meaningful police reform.

Fourteen (14) member organizations of the International Network of Civil Liberties
Organizations (INCLO) condemn the police repression of protests and the death of Javier
Ordóñez in Bogota, Colombia on the night of 8-9 September at the hands of law enforcement.
The video circulating on social media showed Ordóñez pinned to the ground by two police
officers who shocked him repeatedly with a stun gun. Ordóñez, a father of two, died shortly
afterward in police custody.

While the use of lethal weapons during protests is unacceptable, the abusive use of less
lethal weapons is also harmful to the health and lives of the protestors. To ensure the protection
of human rights in the context of protests, the UN Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law
Enforcement must be incorporated in the practice of police institutions.

Read our full statement.