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Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes 
The article is a reflection on some relevant human right problems raised by massive protests in weak democracies, such as those occurred in the so called “social explosion” in Colombia in 2021. With that purpose, the article presents the essential features of those protests in Colombia and then discusses the most relevant human rights problems raised by these protests. In particular, the article analyses if the blockades of streets are a legitimate element of the right to protest and what are the appropriate responses by a democratic State to the violence occurred during a protest. Finally, the article discusses the challenge of democracies facing massive protests, which is to find a positive feedback between constitutional institutions and this sort of «street democracy» represented by this kind of protests.
