HUNDREDS of Colombians have marched in front of congress to mourn the killings of hundreds of former rebel fighters following the signing of a peace deal with the government that ended five decades of war.

Tuesday’s protest was organised by human rights groups amid rising concern about attacks on civilians in rural pockets of Colombia, where violence persists despite a 2016 peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).

“All lives must be lived fully,” said Let’s Defend Peace activist Gloria Arias. “We are here to ask armed groups who are killing those who want to build peace to stop their violent actions, once and for all.”