Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja urged for peace and patience after weeks of conflict between police and civilians in his home country of Colombia.
At least 37 people have died in the past two weeks in Colombia as riot police and soldiers crack down on protests in the capital of Bogotá, Cali and other cities across the country. Demonstrations originally started on April 28 in response to an unpopular tax reform, but they’ve since spiraled into widespread rage over issues such as poverty and human rights abuses exacerbated by the pandemic.
According to a statement from the human rights office of the United Nations, police opened fire on demonstrators with semiautomatic weapons and rifles on Monday.