Colombia: controversy grows over paramilitary peace process

The Colombian public’s ire has grown with the government-led demobilization strategy of the country’s largest right-wing paramilitary group (image). The latest incident that has shaken the country was the assassination of an activist representing victims of paramilitary violence; a killing that has brought condemnation from human rights organizations. Though President Alvaro Uribe has vowed to crack down on newly-formed paramilitary groups, Colombia’s political and military elite are worried that they will be implicated by confessions former senior paramilitary members.

Links- Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, San Jose Mercury News, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Christian Science Monitor, Guardian UK

Image- Deutsche Welle