WOMEN SEARCHERS NEEDS PROTECTION

Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista (FNEB) is a women searchers organization that promotes the rights of victims of enforced disappearance and fights impunity. On October 24, 2024, in the context of new information arising regarding the enforced disappearance of Nydia Erika Bautista, in separate events, suspicious activity was recorded during an invitation-only gathering of women searchers and authorities and a hacking attempt against the institutional email of the organization was made. These situations are not new, and authorities need to act to prevent them from happening again. To do so, the Attorney General’s Office must investigate the threats and attacks and, if possible and under rules of due process, bring those responsible to justice.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: November 30, 2024

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sample letter:

Dear Attorney General,

I am writing to express my deep concern with the continued threats and attacks against women searching for victims of enforced disappearance in Colombia, particularly the Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista (FNEB). Amnesty International has received information regarding intimidation acts against them and the women supported by them, and hacking attempts directed at their information systems.

FNEB has been subjected to different risks, threats, and attacks in the past and I am concerned that the response by the Attorney General’s Office seems to be insufficient, given that no person has been brought to justice for these acts.

I urge you to exercise the utmost diligence in effectively fulfilling the Attorney General’s Office’s duty to investigate these acts, establish who is responsible for them and bring them to justice in fair trials to prevent further attacks to those who defend human rights and search for victims of enforced disappearance.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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