Colombia Support Network

Colombia Support Network makes public a  letter written by the Internal council of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado to Senators Kohl and Feingold.   They think it is essential that the views of the victims of the paramilitary violence be represented at the hearings the Senate Judiciary Committee is to hold on the nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General.  Mr. Holder, as attorney for Chiquita, negotiated a settlement with the U.S. Government under the terms of which Chiquita paid a $25 million fine.  Yet the victims of Chiquita’s violence have had no voice in the consideration of Chiquita’s crimes and their effects, nor received reparations for their losses.  We request that you take up the issue of paramilitary activity in Colombia with Mr. Holder.  We hope he would pledge to oppose the type of activity in which his client Chiquita engaged in Colombia.  We would hope he will support the rule of law and respect for human rights both in this country and abroad.


http://www.colombiasupport.net/2009/feingold.html

http://www.colombiasupport.net/2009/kohl.html