CPTnet
9 May 2006

COLOMBIA UPDATE: April 2006

The appearance of the social cleansing group the "Black Hand" in
Barrancabermeja (also called "Barranca") caused an increase in violence
against social organizations and the civilian population in April. While
human rights defenders worry about the presence of demobilized
paramilitaries who continue to act violently, the state denies the realities
of the situation. In the Op