kolko e.V. | Menschenrechte für Kolumbien

William Bastidas, kolko e. V. Eine Reihe von Enthüllungen bringt in Kolumbien Dinge zu Tage, die vielen längst bekannt sind und die so manche vertuschen wollen: die engen Bande zwischen Staat und paramilitärischen Gruppen Am 11. März 2006 verhafteten Beamte der Staatsanwaltschaft den Paramilitär Edgar Ignacio Fierro Florez alias „Don Antonio“. Fünf Tage zuvor hatte […]

José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective, February 1, 2007, Bogotá, Colombia “It was on August 29, 2003, when the body of Ever de Jesús was found at the Valledupar city morgue with his face disfigured, dressed in camouflage, and presented by the army as killed in combat against the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). But […]

Movement of Victims of State-Sponsored Crimes (Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado) Bogotá D.C., Colombia, February 1, 2007. The Movement of Victims of State-Sponsored Crimes (Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado) denounces the murder of Ms. YOLANDA IZQUIERDO in the city of Montería on January 31, 2007. She is yet another victim of […]

amnesty international Amnesty International condemns the killing of human rights defender Yolanda Izquierdo in the city of Montería, Córdoba Department, on 31 January. Yolanda Izquierdo was reportedly shot several times by gunmen suspected of being linked to army-backed paramilitary groups. Yolanda Izquierdo had been the victim of several death threats since December 2006 and had […]