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January 19, 2017

Colombia: 2 Human Rights Defenders Assassinated
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And in Colombia, human rights defenders Emilsen Manyoma and her husband
Joe Javier Rodallega have been assassinated. Manyoma was a leader in
Bajo Calima's human rights organization and has been documenting human
rights violations in the region. She first began organizing against the
paramilitary control of the region in 2005. She and her husband
reportedly received a series of threats in the days leading up to their
murders. Last week, three other human rights defenders were killed in
Colombia.


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