Colombian protection unit suspends risk assessments ‘indefinitely’ due to coronavirus

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
April 2, 2020

"The Colombian National Protection Unit announced that it would be suspending the country’s Risk Assessment and Protection Measures Recommendation Committee, which grants protective measures to journalists, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic."

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