"On September 14, Alejandro Carranza, a 42-year-old fisherman, set out to sea from a remote town in La Guajira, Colombia's northernmost province, bordering Venezuela. It was an ordinary fishing trip, in search of tuna and marlin, said Leonardo Vega, a childhood friend and the president of the fishing association Carranza belonged to. But this time, Carranza never returned."
"Since September, the US has carried out dozens of strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific regions, killing at least 115 and injuring two. US President Donald Trump has accused the victims of being "narco-terrorists" who ferried illicit drugs into North America, driving a deadly overdose crisis."
"Carranza's family members deny he was a drug smuggler and instead describe him as a lifelong fisherman, a father of four and a fixture in the fishing community of Santa Marta, the coastal city where he lived. They are now seeking answers through the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR), a regional body that investigates rights violations. Their petition, filed on December 2, marks the first major international legal cha"
Alejandro Carranza, a 42-year-old fisherman from La Guajira who left on September 14 seeking tuna and marlin, did not return from an otherwise ordinary fishing trip. The day after his departure the United States announced a military strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. Since September, U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 115 people and injured two. Carranza's family deny he was a drug smuggler, describe him as a lifelong fisherman and father of four, and filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on December 2.
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