York Research Centre hosts Colombian peace activists; NGOs say US-sponsored Plan Colombia a threat to civil governance.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2000-YORK UNIVERSITY: York Research Centre hosts Colombian peace activists; NGOs say US-sponsored Plan Colombia a threat to civil governance (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21062000 TORONTO -- The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University will host Colombian peace activists Daniel Garcia-Pena, former High Commissioner for Peace, and Nelson Berrio, Coordinator of the National Civil Society Assembly for Peace, on Friday, June 23rd, to discuss Canada's role in the US-sponsored peace plan for their country, dubbed Plan Colombia.

The US Congress is currently debating a proposed $1.6 billion aid package for Plan Colombia that the US administration says is aimed primarily at supporting...

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