Colombian journalist’s sexual violence case to be heard in international court

Jineth Bedoya has been pursuing justice for more than 20 years after she was kidnapped, tortured and raped in 2000

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hear testimony on Monday from a Colombian journalist who was kidnapped, tortured and raped while reporting on her country's civil war, in a case which could set a precedent for thousands of survivors of sexual violence in the Andean nation.

Jineth Bedoya, who has been pursuing justice for more than 20 years and now campaigns against sexual violence, has so far seen only three of her attackers sentenced.