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Colombia: Update – Smear campaign and renewed threats against members of MOVICE posted on: 2013/05/15

On 9 May 2013, pamphlets were distributed throughout the 'La Europa' estate in Sucre Colombia claiming that human rights defender Mr Argemiro Lara is the third in command of the guerilla group Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores de Colombia (PRT - Worker's Revolutionary Party of Colombia), and that human rights defender Ms Ingrid Vergara is his right hand commander

Colombia: Explosive device detonated outside offices of human rights organisations.posted on: 2013/03/19

On 13 March 2013, an explosive device was detonated outside the offices of Asociación Campesina del Catatumbo (Catatumbo Campesino Association ASCAMCAT ) and Corporación Colectivo de Abogados Luis Carlos Pérez (Luis Carlos Pérez Collective Lawyers Corporation CCALCP).

Colombia: Human Rights Defenders Receive Threats Against Family Membersposted on: 2013/02/21

Several human rights defenders in Sucre have received the latest in a series of death threats allegedly sent by the paramilitary group the Águilas Negras (Black Eagles).

Colombia: Death threats and intimidation against members of human rights organisation MOVICEposted on: 2012/05/17

On 8 May 2012, members of human rights organisation Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Estado (MOVICE – National Movement of Victims of the State) were subjected to death threats.

Colombia: UPDATE - Further death threats received by human rights defenders and members of Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado – MOVICE (Movement of Victims of State Crimes)posted on: 2011/06/14

Human rights defenders Juan David Díaz Chamorro, Ingrid Vergara Chavéz, Franklin Torres, Candelaria Barrios Acosta and Pedro Geney Arrieta received death threats in recent days as a result of their work in defence of human rights. All five human rights defenders are members of MOVICE in the Department of Sucre. Juan David Díaz Chamorro, Ingrid Vergara Chavéz and Franklin Torres are currently receiving protective measures from the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos -CIDH (Inter- American Commission on Human Rights).

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On 10 June 2011 Ingrid Vergara, Franklin Torres, Candelaria Barrios Acosta and Pedro Geney Arrieta received an email containing death threats from " aguilas volando" (flying eagles). It warned the latter three human rights defenders: "Hacemos un ultimo llamado de advertencia: tienen un ultimo plazo para salir de la zona...desde este preciso momento hasta el dia martes deberan abandonar la zona o seran ejecutados' ( We are giving you a final warning: You have a last chance to get out of the area...From this moment until Tuesday you must leave the area or you will be executed).