Heads of 3 human rights NGOs receive death threats
Tuesday, 06 September 2011 16:13
Sarah Cast
The leaders of three human rights NGOs that work with victims of armed conflict in Colombia reported receiving death threats from the neo-paramilitary criminal gang “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) Tuesday, the news station CM& reported.
“We have declared a direct and upfront war with the objective to exterminate your organizations and your leaders,” said a pamphlet allegedly written by the Uraba Antioqueño bloc of the Aguilas Negras.
The pamphlet was distributed to the headquarters of National Network of Initiatives of Peace and Against War (Redepaz), the Association of Victims for the Restitution of Land and Assets (Asovirestibi), and the New Dawn Humanitarian Foundation (Funumana).
The Aguilas Negras allegedly threatened to kill specific leaders of each organization, including Luis Emil Sanabria, the president of Redepaz.
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