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Human Rights in Republic of Colombia

Colombia: Fear for safety
24 June 2009

The family of an Indigenous leader, campaigning for land rights in the south-western Department of Cauca, has received a death threat. Other Indigenous leaders ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/018/2009

Colombia: New law strengthens impunity for human rights abusers
22 June 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 23/017/2009. Date 22 June 2009. Colombia: New law strengthens impunity for human rights abusers. ...

Document       AMR 23/017/2009

Colombia: Forced eviction
17 June 2009

Sources in the Curvaradó region learned at a local meeting on 11 June that local police were preparing an eviction notice, which they planned to serve on 18 June ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/016/2009

Colombia: Open letter on the endorsement of the United Nations ...
26 May 2009

AI Index: AMR 23/014/2009. Ref: TG AMR 23/2009.10. Dr. Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. Calle 10 No 5-51. Palacio de San Carlos ...

Document       AMR 23/014/2009

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and

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Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009
1 April 2009

Le Fil. Avril/Mai 2009

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2009

The Wire, April/May 2009. Vol. 39, issue 002
1 April 2009

1) World Health Day: When rescuers become casualties; 2) Counter Terror with Justice: On the rights way to justice 3) Livewire: Grief is still so raw; The task ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2009

Colombian activists smeared by abuse of legal system | Amnesty ...
19 March 2009

Colombian authorities have renewed criminal proceedings against twoprominent and well-respected Colombian human rights activists.

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Colombia: Legal system used to hound human rights defenders ...
19 March 2009

Amnesty International today condemned the Colombian authorities for using the country’s legal system to undermine the legitimate work of human rights defenders.

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