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Saturday, October 11, 2008

ALERT!: SEND EMAILS SUPPORTING SAFETY OF OCTOBER 12 CAUCA MOBILIZATION !

The people of Cauca are mobilizing this weekend against human rights violations.  They need our support.  Please send emails to the following addresses demanding that the Colombian government respect the rights of the people of Cauca to assemble and present their grievances:

Ambassador William Brownfield
 
Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary Western Hemisphere
 
Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez, Presidente de la Republica
 
Dr. Francisco Santos, Vicepresidencia de la Republica
 
Sergio Jaramillo, Vice-Minister of Defense
 
Dr. Mario Hernan Iguaran Arana, Fiscalia General de la Nacion
 
Dr. Edgardo Jose Maya Villazon, Procuraduria General de la Nacion
 
Colonel Juan Carlos Gomez Ramirez, Director
Human Rights Office of the Colombia Army
juan.gomez@mindefensa.gov.co

Following is a portion of a 10/9/08 letter from Marylen asking for our support for the safety of the mobilization.  For additional information, please go to the following websites:
 
Thanks,
Paul Weichselbaum
Syracuse, NY
 

Dear Sister Community,

We send you a great fraternal embrace, with best wishes for your health and well-being.  We are thinking a lot about you these days as we hear news about the impact of your country's economic difficulties, thinking how this may affect your families.  The big political news helps us understand how critical this moment is for your country.

Again greetings; we care and think very much about you.

We have news here about human rights violations occurring in the Department of Cauca against social organizations.  These violations put at great risk the lives of those working for a future with dignity for our communities.
 
If at all possible we ask you to send a condemnation of these events and at the same time demand that the authorities respect the lives of all of us participating in the mobilization beginning on October 12 to demand our fundamental rights...
 

The situation is not easy or simple.  Time passes and the efforts already implemented appear to evaporate and this is all a great worry for us, but in this situation we depend not only on ourselves but also on other people.

Thank you again for your interest and work.  We will continue to maintain our communication.

Attentively,
 
 
Marylen  

Movimiento Campesino de Cajibio

 

Querida comunidad Hermana
 
Reciban un gran gran abrazo fraterno, muchos deseos de salud y bienestar. Les pensamos mucho en estos dias que recibimos muchas noticias sobre los impactos de la economia de su pais, pensamos como estara afectando esta situacion a sus familias y tambien las grandes noticias politicas nos hacen pensarles mucho ya que es un momento importante para su pais.

Muchos saludos y les pensamos y queremos mucho. 

Les estamos haciendo llegar el comunicado que esta dando a conocer el Movimiento campesino de Cajibio, con motivo de los hechos violatorios a los Derechos Humanos sucedidos en el Departamento del Cauca en contra de las organizaciones sociales y que ponen en alto riesgo la vida de quienes trabajan por un futuro con dignidad para las comunidades.

Si es posible les proponemos enviar comunicaciones de  rechazo a estos hechos y a la vez exigiendo el respeto a la vida de quienes nos movilizaremos a partir del 12 de octubre por la reivindicacion de nuestros  derechos fundamentales...

El panorama no es facil, el tiempo pasa y los esfuerzos que se han hecho se van esfumando, es para nosotros motivo de preocupacion muy grande pero en esto no depende solo de nosotros sino de otras personas.
 
A Ustedes muchas gracias por su interes y trabajo, estaremos en comunicacion.
 
 
Atentamente,

Marylen  

Movimiento Campesino de Cajibio 


 

 

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