Wake up! Don’t buy the Hype!
Send a message that it’s time for a new policy on Colombia!
February
21st is the 2nd anniversary of the massacre of 8 people in the Peace Community
of San José de Apartadó. Witnesses say that members of the
Colombian military committed the massacre. Paramilitary presence in the
peace community continues despite the supposed demobilization in that region.
These paramilitaries continue to collaborate with the military and have
renewed threats against human rights defenders in San José de Apartadó.
Amnesty International remembers the victims and honors the survivors by joining with other national and international human rights organizations to send a wake up call to the new U.S. Congress: It’s time for a new policy on Colombia!
Take Action
Watch and spread the word about Mark Fiore’s New Animation: “Colombia Clean!”
Amnesty International has partnered with award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore to develop the animated cartoon “Colombia Clean.” Don’t buy the phony demobilization. Learn the truth about the demobilization and help us educate others. Watch the cartoon »
Send a wake up call to Congress! It’s time for a new policy on Colombia
Amnesty International has joined forces with other human rights organizations to call for a new policy on Colombia. Join others around the US by calling your Representative or Senators today. Learn more »
Shield the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó from renewed threats
Concern for the safety of inhabitants of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó has been heightened by fresh threats against them by army-backed paramilitaries. Call on the Colombian government to guarantee their safety and to dismantle paramilitary groups immediately. Take action »
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Colombia’s Justice & Peace Law and Decree 128
Colombia’s Justice and Peace law and Decree 128 provide a process for the demobilization of Colombia’s paramilitaries. Amnesty International is concerned that paramilitarism has not been dismantled, and that demobilized paramilitaries have received de facto amnesties for human rights violations. Read more »
US Military Aid to Colombia
Colombia has been the 5th largest recipient of US military aid for well over a decade. Yet torture, massacres, “disappearances,” and killings of non-combatants are widespread, and colaboration between the armed forces and paramilitary groups continues to this day. Since 1994, AIUSA has called for a complete cut off of all military aid until human rights conditions improve and impunity is ended. Read more »
Amnesty International Magazine: Dominion of Evil
Colombia's paramilitary demobilization is unearthing the staggering magnitude of paramilitary terror-and the unholy alliance of political, military and business leaders that sustained it. Read more »
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