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Colombia: Fundamental human rights are not negotiable: President ...
8 September 1998

News Service 168/98. AI INDEX: AMR 23/66/98. 9 SEPTEMBER 1998. Fundamental human rights are not negotiable: President Andrés Pastrana ...

Press Release       AMR 23/066/1998

Colombia: Fear for safety / possible extrajudicial execution
3 September 1998

There is serious concern for the safety of the Embera Katío indigenous community of Kiparado following the recent possible extrajudicial execution of community ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/068/1998

Colombia: Fear for safety / death threats
2 September 1998

The opening of criminal investigations against police officers accused of the extrajudicial execution of six youths in Bogotá in 1996 has coincided with repeated ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/067/1998

Colombia: Fear for safety / death threats
26 August 1998

There is serious concern for the safety of July González Villadiego (f), Rafael Peña, Olimpo Cárdenas, Álvaro Pulido, Ana Cecilia Escorcia (f), Miguel González, ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/065/1998

Colombia: Further information on fear for safety
20 August 1998

There is heightened concern for the civilian population of Barrancabermeja following the leaking of an official police intelligence document which states that another ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/063/1998

Colombia: Fear for safety / "Disappearance"
16 August 1998

There is serious concern for the safety of Heladio Penagos Rojas after two unidentified men reportedly abducted him from his house on 10 August 1998 in the village ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/061/1998

Colombia: Further information on fear for safety / Possible " ...
16 August 1998

Fears for the safety of residents of the peace community, San José de Apartadó, continue after the forced abduction and possible "disappearnce" of community member ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/062/1998

Colombia: Further information on Disappearances / Fear for safety ...
13 August 1998

An ivestigation has been established into the "disappearance" and extrajudicial execution of over 30 people in Barrancabermeja on 16 May 1998. An army corporal ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/060/1998

Colombia: "Disappearnaces" / fear for safety
9 August 1998

Juan Manuel CIRO VALENCIA, Alberto GIRALDO, Liliana HENAO (f), Leonel GARCÍA, Carlos Arturo ARIAS SOTO and Argiro MORALES SOTO were forcibly abducted from the municipality ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/059/1998

Colombia: Further information on fear for safety / possible ...
6 August 1998

There are serious concerns for the safety of 6000 displaced civilians seeking shelter in Barrancabermeja after a paramilitary group publicly and repeatedly threatened ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/058/1998