Colombia: Stop Violence against women. Murdered for speaking out - persecution of women human rights defenders in Colombia

Index Number: AMR 23/001/2004
Date Published: 5 March 2004
Categories: Americas, Colombia

In Colombia women who speak out for their rights face intimidation, violence and even death from armed groups on both sides of the country's long-running internal conflict. This leaflet urges the government to take action to disband army-backed paramilitary groups and to stop the security forces flouting the government's obligations, under international and regional human rights standards, to protect individuals campaigning for women's rights.