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UDHR60: Catalina Botero Marino, InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights
By: Sameer Padania
Posted: Dec 10 08
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Regions: Colombia
Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression, Mass killings, Violence
Tags: 1985, catalina botero marino, Colombia, iachr, massacre, palacio de justicio, television, udhr60
Catalina Botero, the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression at the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, answers the question "What image opened your eyes to human rights?"
Catalina talks about a live television broadcast that has remained with her since she was 20.
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Videos of the siege
By Sameer Padania on Dec 11 08
I've just found a couple of videos on YouTube that show parts of what Catalina is describing: