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Presentan una demanda en EE.UU. contra un ex jefe paramilitar de Colombia
Agencia EFE
July 1st, 2010
Agencia EFE
July 1st, 2010
Miami (EE.UU.), 1 jul (EFE).- Una organización internacional de derechos humanos presentó una demanda civil contra el ex jefe paramilitar colombiano Carlos Mario Jiménez, alias “Macaco”, en un tribunal de Estados Unidos por “tortura, ejecución sumaria, crímenes de guerra y delitos de lesa humanidad.
First Paramilitary Leader Sued in US Courts
Colombia Reports
July 1st, 2010
Colombia Reports
July 1st, 2010
Extradited Colombian Carlos Mario Jimenez, alias “Macaco,” a leader of paramilitary block of the AUC, is the first paramilitary to be sued in U.S. courts for alleged human rights violations. The charges include torture, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, according to the lawyer in charge of the case, Almudena Bernabeu, from the Center for Justice and Accountability.
Colombian Warlord Sued in U.S. Federal Court
Latin American Herald Tribune
July 1st, 2010
Latin American Herald Tribune
July 1st, 2010
MIAMI – A U.S. human rights organization is suing former Colombian militia leader Carlos Mario Jimenez for torture, extrajudicial killing, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Lawsuit filed in Fla. against Colombian warlord
Miami Herald
July 1st, 2010
Miami Herald
July 1st, 2010
A jailed Colombian warlord has been sued by the relatives of two people believed to have been killed by his paramilitary forces. The lawsuit against Carlos Mario Jimenez, who is awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges, was filed in federal court here June 14 and publicized by the plaintiffs’ attorneys Thursday.
Press Releases
July 1, 2010
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), along with pro-bono co-counsel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,hasfiled a lawsuit againstCarlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo(also known as “Macaco”) in the Southern District of Florida for torture, extrajudicial killing, war crimes and crimes against humanity.