Last Sunday marked the third year anniversary of a peace agreement between FARC rebels and the Colombian government. But peace remains elusive, Colombians have been marching to express their discontent with the government. 

CGTN's Michelle Begue reports from Bogota. 
 

Colombian protesters took the streets on Sunday for a fourth consecutive day. This time demonstrators were calling for the end to violence allegedly committed by anti-riot police after a student protestor was left in critical condition due to an injury caused by a tear gas canister. 

The largely peaceful protests began on Thursday when demonstrators from listed grievances against the government. The complaints ranged from economic plans to corruption to the killing of human rights activists. 

This Sunday marked three years since a peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC rebel group went into effect. But violence in the country continues. 

According to Bogota think tank Indepaz more than 730 activists have been killed from January 2016 to June 2019. 

"This is because the state has not fulfilled agreements, the State’s lack of compliance has practically caused the largest part of students are at strike, also the agricultural sector, the social leaders killings,” Fabio Domingo Cortez, Mayor-Elect of Fuquene said.

President Ivan Duque says he will begin a "national dialogue”to address the route of the discontent. On Sunday, he met with mayors and governors from around the country. 

"To plan proposals that feed your development plans and that they help us as well to be more effective on the territories," Ivan Duque, President of Colombia said. 

In an exclusive interview with CGTN for the anniversary, FARC member and former peace negotiator, Ricardo Tellez said despite difficulties in the implementation they remain optimistic as they see more civilians supporting peace efforts.

"This agreement is for the Colombian people, and they are who have to defend it, and enjoy its benefits now and forever. To return to war would be a crime. No one in the FARC is thinking this,” he told us. 

The United Nations also marked the occasion with a statement calling on Colombians to remain committed to the efforts that “make peace sustainable.”