Colombia labor killings under U.S Democrat scrutiny (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

CORRECTED: Colombia labor killings under U.S Democrat scrutiny

By Patrick Markey
39 minutes ago

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Maria Alejandra's husband had just left the
Colombian school where he organized a teachers' union when the
gunman caught up with him. Seven years after he was felled by
five bullets, she is still waiting for justice.

Such violence against Colombian labor activists will be under
scrutiny on Wednesday when President Alvaro Uribe meets with
U.S. Democrats seeking to convince them to approve a trade
pact and more aid to fight guerillas and drug traffickers.

"It is going on seven years and I know this will be lost to
impunity," said Maria Alejandra, who asked that her real name
not be used for fear of her safety.

Uribe is a key White House ally in Latin America, but he is
under fire from critics at home and Democrats worried about
continuing labor violence and a scandal tying some of his
allies to illegal paramilitaries accused of atrocities.

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[MasonJar]

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