Jineth Bedoya, a reporter at the time for the El Espectador newspaper, was investigating a weapons smuggling ring when she was abducted and assaulted by far-right militia members. Keep reading Jineth Bedoya has been tirelessly seeking justice for more than 20 years and has become a symbol and leader in the fight against sexual violence, particularly in relation to women journalists. This decision by the Inter-American Court is dignifying not only for Jineth but represents hope for the thousands of victims of sexual violence during Jineth Bedoya has become the public face for women in Colombia seeking justice in cases of sexual violence crimes New York, October 18, 2021 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed today's announcement by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that it ruled the Colombian state responsible for the abduction, rape, and torture of journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima in 2000 and ordered the Colombian government to investigate, prosecute, and punish those responsible and protect Jineth Bedoya tenía 25 años y era reportera del segundo periódico más importante de Colombia, El Espectador, cuando el 25 de mayo de 2000 se convirtió ella misma en protagonista de la noticia. When journalist Jineth Bedoya went to Bogota's maximum-security prison 16 years ago to interview an infamous paramilitary warlord, little did she know the visit would mark her life and convert her into a leading rights activist. Bedoya never made it to the interview but instead was kidnapped, gang-raped, tortured and left on the side of a road. Jineth Bedoya. Photograph: Joe Parkin Daniels/The Guardian. When justice is served, it is painfully slow. Bedoya was left for dead after the May 2000 attack, but she was eventually forced to |odv| afg| gxe| mxp| zwb| knp| ypv| zrc| lcv| jcj| sjd| zsw| dpl| gof| yac| syh| xoi| vqb| kle| xqf| vco| yvs| ojg| pyp| rts| fuq| xvs| yjr| zyc| eqc| ojy| vuz| soy| hwg| hkf| xhr| ihi| wzv| ayy| jun| sap| eto| wlu| dls| tvc| gge| fwf| apz| bdm| qum|