SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KIDNAPPING OF SENATOR PIEDAD CORDOBA DE CASTRO OF COLOMBIA

24 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7000

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KIDNAPPING OF SENATOR PIEDAD CORDOBA DE CASTRO OF COLOMBIA

19990524 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General condemns the kidnapping of Senator Piedad Cordoba de Castro. The Senator, a firm supporter of peace and President of the Colombian Senate's Commission on Human Rights, has performed invaluable work towards the achievement of fundamental rights and freedoms. The Secretary- General expresses his hope that she will be released soon, and urges the Colombian authorities to do everything possible to this end.

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