Article Title

Human Rights in Colombia

Authors

Mariko Frame

Abstract

With its notoriously vicious paramilitary death squads, rampant drug trade and collusive government, Colombia remains a complex and tumultuous nation. Needless to say, the human rights history of this country has been marked by political violence, absence of due process, and at times a general lawlessness that has made it perpetually unstable. Coupled with Colombia's domestic problems, U.S. involvement in its 'war on drugs' has exacerbated the situations that already were at a boiling point. With an ongoing power struggle between the government, the military and the drug lords, it is no exaggeration to describe Colombia as in a constant state of war. All activists and marginalized peoples are under steady attack from all sides as they strive to secure for themselves and for their country a safe and peaceful future.

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Recommended Citation

Frame, Mariko (2006) "Human Rights in Colombia," Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 33.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol6/iss1/33