Colombia - SINTRAUNAL union leader Mauricio Vélez López murdered

On 21 June, Mauricio Vélez López, national vice president of SINTRAUNAL, was murdered in the municipality of Buenos Aires, in Cauca. According to the report filed by the trade union, between 10 and 12 men dressed in black, wearing hoods, gloves and rubber boots, without any form of identification, took the trade union leader from the house he was visiting. His body was found the following morning.

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