{"id":27039,"date":"2021-06-01T12:10:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=27039"},"modified":"2021-06-02T14:59:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T18:59:42","slug":"colombians-fighting-for-basic-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/colombians-fighting-for-basic-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombians Fighting For Basic Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than a month has passed since thousands of Colombians started protesting in the streets of my country, but the anger is not only about increased taxes. It\u2019s because the purpose of the tax increase has continued to exploit the middle class and leave the wealthy unscathed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloodshed has ensued. Although Colombia\u2019s government has only linked <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/thousands-march-colombias-bogota-demand-end-protests-roadblocks-2021-05-30\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">17 civilian deaths<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the protests, BBC News has reported the death of more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-56986821\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">50 people<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is heartbreaking to hear because I was born and raised in Sogamoso, Colombia. My mother and I moved to Miami in 2018 to take advantage of the opportunities offered in the United States, but I have a lot of family members who still live in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/colombia-pablo-escobar-drugs\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Colombia<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not everyone is as blessed to be able to leave the country to concentrate on their studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27041\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-27041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Colombia-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPENCER JOLIBOIS \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a 2021 report by the Colombian newspaper <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Espectador,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elespectador.com\/economia\/pobreza-monetaria-en-colombia-llego-a-42-5-en-el-ano-del-coronavirus-article\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">42 percent<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Colombians currently live in poverty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are taking to the streets every day to protest for every life that has been taken by the police and government, for dignified health reform and for a better education system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residente, a Puerto Rican singer, once said in Spanish on an <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COOO8LfDc12\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=88aa5a2c-f828-441b-8744-9e68f2279b70\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram post<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201cIf people protest and march in the middle of a pandemic, it\u2019s because their government is more dangerous than a virus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of those videos and images that show police brutality at the protests are nothing new. The country\u2019s big cities are now experiencing what the rest of the country has lived for the past 60 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The state prosecution has opened eight different homicide cases committed by the police during the protests, but a non-governmental organization documents more than<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/america\/colombia\/2021\/05\/18\/temblores-ong-documenta-2387-casos-violencia-policial-y-43-homicidios-desde-el-inicio-del-paro-nacional\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2,387 cases of police brutality and 43 homicides<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anger and resentment are so prominent that, according to Datexco\u2014an independent company that specializes in investigating markets and people\u2019s opinions\u2014more than <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wradio.com.co\/noticias\/actualidad\/datexco-mas-del-70-de-los-colombianos-apoya-el-paro-nacional\/20210511\/nota\/4133749.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of Colombians<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> agree with the social outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to education in Colombia, people aren\u2019t concerned about midterms or having enough credits to graduate but rather how they\u2019ll pay for college in the first place. Or if they\u2019ll be able to practice their career because most professionals in Colombia aren\u2019t able to work in their field of study.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A report by<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> El Espectador<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elespectador.com\/economia\/ninis-o-los-jovenes-sin-oportunidades-article\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">one out of every three<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> young people can\u2019t work or study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Education launched a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mineducacion.gov.co\/1759\/w3-article-358104.html?_noredirect=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proposal<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2016 saying that Colombia would be the most educated country in Latin America by 2025. How will we get there in four years if the daily concern of the people is about what they\u2019ll eat during the day?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So for Colombians, it\u2019s simply not profitable to study and young people dream of leaving their country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Colombian government needs to start wondering why we\u2019re in the streets and what realistic actions should be taken. They need to think about why students, teachers, journalists and Colombians from all around the world are uniting in protests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This movement known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Paro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has become a symbol of resistance. Unlike past generations that tolerated abuse from the government, the young people today are fighting for their human rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We, the young people, invite Colombia to stop governing the country from behind a desk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a month has passed since thousands of Colombians started protesting in the streets of my country, but the anger is not only about increased taxes. It\u2019s because the purpose of the tax increase has continued to exploit the middle class and leave the wealthy unscathed. Bloodshed has ensued. 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