Paramilitaries Morph Into Criminal Gangs

February 08 2010

Colombia

A growing number of new criminal groups are operating in Colombia, apparently the successors of defunct paramilitary groups, reports the Christian Science Monitor, citing a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch.

These new organizations have at least 4,000 members and are led primarily by former mid-level commanders of right-wing militias, says the report.

The groups are reportedly involved in murders and the forcible displacement of individuals and communities.

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