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Peacemaker Teams in Colombia Human Rights Report for 2007 is now available. The report is a compilation of violations of
international humanitarian law and human rights witnessed by or reported to CPT Colombia
in the calendar year of 2007. The report
includes violations of civilian spaces, threats, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial
killings committed by state and illegal armed actors in regions of Colombia
where CPT has been present. "This report
provides individuals and organizations watching the Colombia situation with
concise examples of the violations which continue to impact Colombian
civilians," stated Erin Kindy. "We hope
our work can add to the resources the US and Canadian embassies use in their
reports to their respective governments regarding the conflict situation in
Colombia," added Michele Braley.