Colombia Right-Wing Fighters Demobilize
More than 900 right-wing paramilitary fighters surrendered their weapons Tuesday, but a leading international rights group criticized the demobilization process and said the Colombian government is letting war criminals off the hook. The 925 fighters from the Sinu-San Jorge faction of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, lined up single file and turned in their rifles, backpacks and boots to the government in the dusty town of Santa Fe De Ralito, 285 miles northwest of Bogota, the government’s Peace Commission said in a statement. Full Story