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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9034

24 September 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/colombia
Greens and Amnesty International concerned at possible EU support for Colombian government's plan to demobilise paramilitary groups

Brussels, 23/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - For years, armed conflict in Colombia has led to much suffering and the loss of more than 6000 lives every year. Following agreement with paramilitary groups, big players in the conflict, the Justice and Peace law unveiled and passed this year by President Alvaro Uribe's government as part of its democratic security policy, should enable demobilised paramilitaries to participate in a subsidised programme to help them back into normal life and protect...

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