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==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted.[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/] Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights.

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

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