Human Rights Court convicts Colombia for Medellin war crimes written by Stephen Gill January 12, 201
Human Rights Court convicts Colombia for Medellin war crimes
written by Stephen Gill January 12, 2017
The Colombian state was found guilty of human rights offenses during a 2002 military operation in the country’s second biggest city Medellin by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) this week.
The government was condemned for murder and other human rights violations against five female social leaders during military operations most notably “Operation Orion.”
The operation was a heavy military offensive that successfully removed left-wing rebels from the densely populated western Comuna 13 area but consequently installed paramilitary groups.
The IACHR, which is based in Costa Rica, ruled that Colombia’s government, at the time led by former President Alvaro Uribe, was to blame for the death of human rights defender Ana Teresa Yarce, who was assassinated after publicly accusing state security forces of collusion with paramilitaries.
The IACHR, which is based in Costa Rica, ruled that Colombia’s government, at the time led by former President Alvaro Uribe, was to blame for the death of human rights defender Ana Teresa Yarce, who was assassinated after publicly accusing state security forces of collusion with paramilitaries.
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http://colombiareports.com/human-rights-court-convicts-colombia-medellin-war-crimes/
