| http://www.wmd.org/alerts/afro-colombian-human-rights-defender-assassinated Democracy Alert [DECEMBER 6, 2012] Afro-Colombian Human Rights Defender Assassinated The World Movement for Democracy joins The Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) in condemning the assassination of human rights defender Miller Angulo Rivera, who was killed on December 1, 2012 in the city of Tumaco in Nariño, Colombia. According to the human rights organization Observatorio Pacífico y Territorio, Miller Angulo was shot by hired assassins as he was leaving a parking lot near the beach.United Nations Radio reports that Miller Angulo received multiple threats from the central bloc of The Black Eagles, a paramilitary group, since October and also from the Anti-Restitution Group of Nariño (GAR). According to his organization, AFRODES, Miller Angulo was a young leader who defended the rights of the Afro-Colombian population regarding forced displacement in Nariño province. He served as the Technical Secretary of the Municipal Board of Victims of Tumaco and was an active member of the Departmental Board of Victims of Nariño. Miller Angulo was just 33-years-old and leaves behind a wife and a young son and daughter. AFRODES says that these threats and this assassination directed against its leaders and its regional organizations are part of a campaign to silence the voices speaking out in defense of human rights. Twelve leaders of AFRODES, including Miller Angulo, have been threatened by armed groups due to their work defending human, ethnic, and territorial rights. The World Movement for Democracy stands in solidarity with AFRODES and calls for a full investigation of Miller Angulo Rivera's murder. The World Movement also condemns any and all threats to organizations and activists that work to promote and protect human rights in Colombia, and calls on the Colombian government to guarantee protection for these activists so they may continue their work without fear of death or persecution. To read AFRODES press release, go to: http://www.wmd.org/sites/default/files/AFRODES_Comunicado_Publico.pdf (Spanish) For more information, go to: La Silla Vacia: http://bit.ly/TIB3WY (Spanish) La Semana: http://bit.ly/R8Qt8O (Spanish) |
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