United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)

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The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) was a right-wing paramilitary coalition involved in Colombia’s internal armed conflict, notorious for human rights abuses, massacres, and its role in the country’s drug trade.

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instanceOf paramilitary organization
right-wing paramilitary group
abbreviation AUC NERFINISHED
accusedOf crimes against humanity
forced disappearances
massacres of civilians
sexual violence
torture
war crimes
activeIn rural areas of Colombia
urban areas of Colombia
aftermath continued paramilitary-style violence
emergence of successor criminal groups
allegedSupportFrom elements of the Colombian military
local political elites
conflict Colombian armed conflict NERFINISHED
country Colombia
demobilizationProcess negotiated with Colombian government
took place in mid-2000s
designatedAsTerroristBy Canada NERFINISHED
European Union NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
designation terrorist organization
financing drug trafficking
extortion
kidnapping
formedAs coalition of right-wing paramilitary groups
fullNameInSpanish Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia NERFINISHED
ideology anti-communism
right-wing
involvedIn Colombian internal armed conflict
knownFor extrajudicial killings
forced displacement of civilians
human rights abuses
links to drug trafficking
massacres
political violence
language Spanish
notoriousFor large-scale massacres in Colombian countryside
targeting human rights defenders
targeting suspected guerrilla sympathizers
targeting trade unionists
purpose combat left-wing guerrilla groups
protect landowners and economic elites
relationshipWith Colombian drug cartels NERFINISHED
Colombian security forces NERFINISHED

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Colombian armed conflict hasParticipant United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)