I am sad to say that these are still rampant in Colombia, the latest victim being human rights defender Sofia Lopez. WOLA writes:
On
April 12, 2013 CorporaciĆ³n Justicia y Dignidad was informed that one of
its staff, Sofia Lopez, is currently under investigation by the
Attorney General’s office for rebellion along with sixty other persons
It is concerning is included in a list that includes persons who have
already been arrested and sentenced. It is disturbing that this
revelation comes after Lopez was harassed and intimidated in April. On
April 4, 2013 a woman approached her calling her a “guerilla lawyer” and
saying that “guerilla lawyers die here, they kill them here, so be
careful.” The presence of two suspicious men in front of the lawyer’s
office is frequent. These men spend three to four hours in the vicinity.
Ms. Lopez does highly sensitive work advocating for victims and the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has granted her organization
several injunctions and security measures.