Far Worse than Watergate

A new report, Far Worse than Watergate, reveals the inside story about a wiretapping scandal in Colombia. The report by the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, US Office on Colombia, Center for International Policy and Washington Office on Latin America documents how the Colombian government's intelligence agency not only spied upon major players in Colombia's democracy-from Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges to presidential candidates, from journalists and publishers to human rights defenders, unions and faith-based organizations, from international organizations to U.S. and European human rights groups-but also carried out dirty tricks, and even death threats, to undermine their legitimate, democratic activities. As a new Colombian president takes office in August, the Colombian government has a historic opportunity to demonstrate that the nation can provide security to its citizens without violating the most basic freedoms and human rights of its citizens. Click here for version in Spanish.