First of all, these are communities that were particularly affected by the forced displacements in the middle of the 1990s. These people were victims mainly of paramilitary violence, but they were also victims of various types of attacks that took place in the context of their work. I mentioned in my presentation the threats from former paramilitary groups that have now reorganized under the name of Águilas Negras, and these can still be called paramilitary groups. So there have been threats. With respect to their leaders, I mentioned the name of Alejandro Uribe Chacón, who was apparently assassinated by the army. This case has been well documented by organizations like Amnesty International. At the beginning of this year, a well-researched article appeared in the weekly, Semana, in Columbia on that case.
On December 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.