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APPEAL CASE: November 2009
COLOMBIA
Ingrid Vergara and Cendy Torres Vergara
Human rights defender Ingrid Vergara has received death threats and her daughter, 14-year-old Cendy Torres Vergara, has been followed by unknown individuals in the city of Sincelejo, northern Colombia. Ingrid Vergara documents and exposes human rights violations committed by paramilitary groups. Her life and that of her daughter may be at risk. Ingrid Vergara is a member of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE), a coalition of civil society organizations campaigning for truth, justice and reparation for the victims of human rights violations committed during Colombia's long-running armed conflict. During Colombia's 40-year-old armed conflict, members of human rights organizations, trade unions and other social organizations have often been labeled as guerrilla collaborators or supporters by the security forces and paramilitaries. Guerrilla groups have also threatened or killed human rights defenders they consider to be siding with the enemy.
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