May 21, 1999

Prominent Scholar Is Gunned Down in Colombia

A prominent academic who had campaigned for social justice in one of the most violent corners of Colombia was gunned down in his campus office this month by masked assassins.

Hernan Henao, an anthropology professor at the University of Antioquia, in Medellin, was singled out from among his co-workers by four gunmen who burst into his office and shot him at point-blank range. The police have made no

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