http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/031/2009/en Six men in Cauca department, western Colombia, including Afro-descendant and Indigenous community leaders, all received the same threatening SMS (text) message simultaneously on 4 December 2009. Those threatened have been opposing further development of a hydroelectric project in the area where they live and Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/030/2009/en Human rights lawyer Jorge Molano is involved in a high-profile prosecution of a former army officer. He is being followed, and he and his family are in grave danger. Because of his high-profile work and previous threats to his safety, Jorge Molano receives some protection from the Ministry of Interior's Prot Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT30/008/2009/en Amnesty International’s Write for Rights action takes place every year on and around International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Each year, people around the world come together to demand that the rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled and to show solidarity with people who suffer Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/023/2009/en Members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó in Colombia have been the focus of suspicion and hostility from all parties to the armed conflict since the Community’s formation in 1997. More than 170 have been killed since then, mostly at the hands of paramilitaries, either acting alone or with t Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/029/2009/en The life of Luz Elsia Almanza, a female human rights defender in Colombia, is in danger, after a paramilitary group declared her to be a "military target". Luz Elsia Almanza works to end impunity in cases of enforced disappearances in Colombia. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/027/2009/en Female human rights defender Ingrid Vergara has received death threats and her daughter, 14-year-old Cendy Torres Vergara, has been followed by unknown individuals in the city of Sincelejo, northern Colombia. Ingrid Vergara documents and exposes human rights violations committed by paramilitary groups. Her l Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/026/2009/en A man whose brother was killed by the security forces has received death threats. His life is in danger. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/025/2009/en A paramilitary group has threatened to kill six individuals and members of five organizations in western Colombia. All are in grave danger. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/colombian-human-rights-activist-seriously-injured-farc-gun-attack-20091019 The invaluable work carried out by human rights defenders in Colombiamust be respected by all the parties to the armed conflict, AmnestyInternational has said. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/colombia-amnesty-international-condemns-attack-against-human-rights-defe The invaluable work carried out by human rights defenders in Colombia must be respected by all the parties to the armed conflict, Amnesty International said following yesterday’s attempt on the life of human rights activist Islena Rey in Puerto Rico Municipality in Meta Department. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International