New massacre in Colombia leaves 3 dead

The Colombian Farmers' Association (ANUC) has reported a new massacre in southern Cordoba, in Colombia, that left three people dead, including a minor.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that 48 homicides of social leaders and human rights defenders have been registered so far in 2020.

The triple homicide occurred in a farm in the department of Cordoba. A group of men attacked the owner of the farm, his son, and the driver of a cattle truck was on the land.

The victims were identified as Juan Rodriguez, 30; Wilmar Lopez, 42; and Deivi Camelo, 15, who were killed with firearms, knives, and a blunt instrument.

During the violent incident, the truck driver's assistant was injured, according to local outlets.

According to the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), with this new act of violence, the number of massacres registered in Colombia during 2020 increases to 66.

On the other hand, another former FARC guerrilla was killed. Uriel Valencia was murdered in Quibdó. The former FARC guerrilla had begun his reincorporation process in the Territorial Espace Vigía del fuerte, which was suspended unilaterally by the Colombian government.  He is the 231st former guerrilla killed since the signing of the Final Peace Agreement, on 24 November 2016 in Havana.