Clara Rojas

Clara Rojas (born December 20, 1964, Bogotá) is a Colombian tax lawyer, teacher and former aide to the Colombian senator and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. She was kidnapped along with Betancourt by the FARC guerrilla on February 23, 2002 while campaigning for the presidency of Colombia. Rojas was aspiring be her Vice President.

Rojas was last seen publicly in a video released by the guerrilla in 2003. In 2006 it was revealed that Rojas had given birth to a boy in captivity named Emmanuel. The father was said to be a FARC guerrilla.

Operation Emmanuel

On December 27, 2007, the FARC guerrilla is said to be planning the imminent release of Rojas together with her son and congresswoman Consuelo González in a one-sided prisoner release negotiated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

Chavez planned their release in an operation dubbed: Operation Emmanuel using Venezuelan aircrafts and with the support of the Red Cross.

See also

• Colombian armed conflict
• Humanitarian exchange
• Ingrid Betancourt
• Operation Emmanuel

References

• http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/26/america/LA-GEN-Colombia-Hostages-Thumbnails.php
• http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/world/americas/03colombia.html
• http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/28/chavez.hostages.ap/