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Colombia taken to international court over journalist's rape
by Adriaan Alsema July 18, 2019
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced Tuesday that it will investigate Colombia’s alleged state responsibility in the 2000 rape of journalist Jineth Bedoya.
The current deputy editor-in-chief of newspaper El Tiempo was kidnapped by paramilitaries while she was investigating threats against colleagues at the Modelo prison in Bogota, after which she was tortured and raped.
Despite her persistent cries for justice, Bedoya’s case was left unattended by the authorities for over a decade.
It wasn’t until 2016 that three former members of paramilitary organization AUC were charged with the rape and the alleged involvement of a top police official, General Leonardo Gallego, came to light.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-taken-to-international-court-over-journalists-rape/