Violence Against Colombian Trade Unionists

Colombia returned to the headlines this week with John McCain's visit and the surprising rescue of 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.

According to a report released this spring by the Escuela Nacional Sindical, Colombia’s leading source for data on anti-union violence, there was a notable increase in murders of trade union members

According to a report released this spring by the Escuela Nacional Sindical, Colombia's leading source for data on anti-union violence, there was a notable

President Bush sent the highly controversial Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress on April 7th.

Over 20 human rights organizations signed on to a letter to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe this week, expressing outrage over the recent upsurge in attacks against human rights defenders and trad