Landmark case may set precedent for Colombian assault survivors

Landmark case may set precedent for Colombian assault survivors

In 2000, Colombian journalist and human rights defender Jineth Bedoya Lima was abducted, tortured and raped while working on a news report involving a prison massacre. After years of inaction, a petition was filed alleging Colombia’s international responsibility for the violation of several rights included in the American Convention of Human Rights. Read more about the case!