Justice elusive for 88% of kidnapped, tortured, murdered Colombia journalists
Justice elusive for 88% of kidnapped, tortured, murdered Colombia journalists
Aug 14, 2014 posted by Victoria McKenzie
Colombia ranks fifth in the world for impunity in cases of slain journalists, with 88% of murders not resulting in a conviction, according to research published by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Since 1992, 41 Colombian journalists have been targeted and killed in direct reprisal for their work, according to the CPJ factsheet. Another 33 have been murdered, their deaths labeled “motive unconfirmed,” pending further investigation by the committee. These numbers exclude journalists who were killed in crossfire or on dangerous assignments.
56% of the slain journalists were investigating corruption.
http://colombiareports.co/justice-elusive-colombia-journalists-threatened-kidnapped-murdered/
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