Colombia will not rest in fight against killers of activists, Duque says


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  • Saturday, 13 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Ivan Duque looks on during an announcement in Bogota, Colombia February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Ivan Duque defended his administration's handling of the killings of hundreds of human rights activists, saying the government would not rest "a single day" in its fight against the armed groups it blames.

At least 133 activists and community leaders were murdered last year, according to U.N. figures, the latest data to trigger international condemnation - including from the Biden administration - and calls for Duque's government to do more to protect activists.

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