Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal

Oct 17, 2019 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
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BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a tribunal for answers on Thursday as the country investigates human rights atrocities committed during its war.

Colombia’s five-decade war pitted leftist rebels against government forces and right-wing paramilitary groups. Some 200,000 people were killed, 7.7 million displaced and 60,000 listed as missing, according to government figures.