More than 100 human rights activists killed in Colombia in 2017, UN says

Following Farc peace deal, activists face special risk in areas where group’s exit has left power vacuum, officials say

More than 100 human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia this year, according to the United Nations, which urged more accountability and better protections.

Activists have been particularly at risk in regions that were vacated by rebel fighters under a peace agreement signed last year, leaving a power vacuum, the UN’s human rights office in Colombia said in a statement.

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