Little girl in Nuevo Milenio

Scene of the Crime

From: Paul Bieber
Length: 10:56

In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by. Read the full description.

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Playing: Scene of the Crime
From: Paul Bieber

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This summer I traveled to Colombia on a 10-day fact finding mission organized by Witness for Peace, a Washington-based social justice organization. The focus of the trip was Human Rights violations, corporate abuse, and internally displaced persons, specifically in relation to lawsuits against Dole, Chiquita and Drummond Mine Company. As a law student I was interested in the legal issues of bringing allegations of human rights abuses in U.S. courts. As an investigator I was interested in the difficulties of gathering evidence of crimes that occurred years ago and in another country.

Featured on Transom.org. For more information and conversation, visit "Scene of the Crime" on Transom.org.

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This summer I traveled to Colombia on a 10-day fact finding mission organized by Witness for Peace, a Washington-based social justice organization. The focus of the trip was Human Rights violations, corporate abuse, and internally displaced persons, specifically in relation to lawsuits against Dole, Chiquita and Drummond Mine Company. As a law student I was interested in the legal issues of bringing allegations of human rights abuses in U.S. courts. As an investigator I was interested in the difficulties of gathering evidence of crimes that occurred years ago and in another country.

Featured on Transom.org. For more information and conversation, visit "Scene of the Crime" on Transom.org.