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- 1 2 "Colombia: Jaime Prieto Mendez". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human rights. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "1998: Berenice Celeyta, Gloria Florez, Jaime Prieto & Mario Calixto, Colombia". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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