Between 21st June and 27th December 1996, the paramilitary group Autodefensas Campesinas del Magdalena Medio (ACMM) disappeared 16 people, including three children, in the hamlet of La Esperanza in the municipality of El Carmen de Viboral (Eastern Antioquia), having labelled them as collaborators of the illegal armed groups that operated in the area. Continue reading Enforced disappearances in La Esperanza
Category Archives: Judicial
Extrajudicial killings: the case of Rafael Andres Plata Sanchez
Equipo Jurídico Pueblos (EJP) represents the families of victims of State crimes, including extrajudicial executions which are misleadingly known as ‘false positives’, demanding truth, justice, integral reparation and guarantees of non-repetition from the State, as well as results in the investigations by the justice system. Continue reading Extrajudicial killings: the case of Rafael Andres Plata Sanchez
Extrajudicial killings in Casanare
The work of the Social Corporation for Community Advisory and Training Services (COS-PACC) in coordination with other organisations, including the Foundation Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (FCSPP), have borne results. Continue reading Extrajudicial killings in Casanare
Barrancabermeja massacre
This massacre took place on 16th May 1998 in Barrancabermeja (Santander), when highly armed paramilitaries murdered seven local inhabitants and disappeared another 25 people who had been taking part in a community fundraising event. Continue reading Barrancabermeja massacre
Cases of extrajudicial executions taken on by CCAJAR
The Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR) provides legal representation to approximately 130 victims of alleged extrajudicial executions implicating hundreds of officers, junior officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces. Continue reading Cases of extrajudicial executions taken on by CCAJAR