On the front line Vol 4. No.2 Feb-Jul 2000

Index Number: AMR 01/002/2000
Date Published: 17 July 2000
Categories: Americas

1. Colombian government fails to prevent killing of yet another human rights defender; 2. CHILE: "This is about much more than just looking for someone"; 3. JAMAICA: Human rights defenders threatened and discredited; 4. UN establishes Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders; 5. BRAZIL: Threats against human rights defenders over land issues; 6. COLOMBIA: Women's human rights organization at risk from paramilitaries; 7. PERU: False charges against human rights defender ; 8. NOTICE BOARD: MEXICO: A tribute to Doña Rosario Ibarra; COLOMBIA: Protection of human rights defenders: One step forward, three steps back