00:00And Colombian President Alberto de la Espriella announced new security protocols authorizing police forces to enter university campuses nationwide, threatening
00:08institutional autonomy.
00:09Through this measure, the President allows security forces to enter higher education institutions and identified individuals his government labels as
00:17urban terrorists,
00:18a term human rights organizations have questioned due to its ambiguity and potential to criminalize social protest.
00:24In this regard, various social organizations, trade unions and student movements have rejected what they consider a direct attack on
00:31university autonomy and an attempt to intimidate the student movement.
00:35Furthermore, Senator Ivan Cepeda strongly rejected the presidential announcement as well as warning that it violates Article 69 of the
00:42Constitution which guarantees university autonomy.
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