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Colombia by far the world's most dangerous country for human rights defenders: study
by Adriaan Alsema

Colombia is by far the world’s most dangerous place for human rights defenders, according to Front Line Defenders, an international NGO that monitors violence targeting social leaders.

In its 2018 report, Front Line Defenders (FLD) said that 126 human rights defenders (HRDs) were killed in Colombia last year.

This is more than twice the HRD’s killed in Mexico, the second most dangerous country to defend human rights in the world.

Read more at: https://colombiareports.com/colombia-by-far-the-worlds-most-dangerous-country-for-human-rights-defenders-study/

The exact kind of environment where Marxist/Communists offering a different lifestyle might thrive. It's a tough situation.  I'm not sure we always did the right thing in Central America in the '70s/'80s/'90s.