Colombian rights activist assassinated in Medellin (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Colombian rights activist assassinated in Medellin
24 Apr 2007 01:16:10 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Hugh Bronstein

BOGOTA, April 23 (Reuters) - A Colombian human rights advocate who
had denounced right-wing paramilitary violence was gunned down and
killed on Monday, a sign that militia terror continues despite a deal
meant to disband the illegal groups.

Judith Vergara, 32, was targeted by pistol-wielding assassins on the
bus she was riding to her office at the Corporation for Peace and
Social Development, known as Corpades, in the northern city of
Medellin.

Police said they had no suspects.

More than 31,000 paramilitaries have turned in their arms over the last
three years in exchange for benefits including reduced jail terms for
crimes like drug smuggling and massacres.

Critics say the deal has not forced the "paras" to dismantle their
criminal structures and that many urban areas remain under militia
control.

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[Blue_Tires]

1. cough cough *CIA* cough cough

[tom_paine]

2. Loyal Bushie Death Squads are in operation all over the world

Don't kid yourself: There is a good chance they are now operating here, too.