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Colombia: return to hope: displaced communities of Urabá and Medio Atrato region: a briefing

This document summarizes information contained in the report: Colombia: Return to Hope, June 2000, AMR 23/23/00. Athough Amnesty International welcomes the support the international community can bring to end the internal conflict, the organization is concerned that the proposals which the Colombian Government is presenting to the international community as “Plan Colombia”, fail to address … Continue reading Colombia: return to hope: displaced communities of Urabá and Medio Atrato region: a briefing →

Colombia: return to hope: forcibly displaced communities of Urabá and Medio Atrato region

Colombia’s long-running conflict between government forces, illegal paramilitary groups, which have the tacit and active support of important sectors of the armed forces, and armed opposition groups, has been characterized by blatant disregard for human rights and international humanitarian law. In its wake the conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly poor peasant … Continue reading Colombia: return to hope: forcibly displaced communities of Urabá and Medio Atrato region →