[van-announce] NO END TO THE WAR AGAINST TRADE UNIONISTS (Colombia)

[latinsol]

ANOTHER ASSASSINATION IN AN AREA DECREED A REHABILITATION AND CONSOLIDATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF URIBE VELEZ 

SENT BY THE CENTRAL TRADE UNION FEDERATION:


THERE IS NO END TO THE WAR AGAINST TRADE UNIONISTS 



The Central Trade Union Federation of Colombia (CUT), denounces before the world the continuing assassinations of trade unionists in Colombia, especially those affiliated to the CUT. 

This fact is demonstrated by the more than 170 comrades who were assassinated in the year 2002 and yet we see President URIBE VELEZ saying every day "THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ONE MORE ASSASSINATION", while, on the contrary, the war has been increasing and intensifying on all fronts. 

Another example of the campaign being waged against the trade union movement is the assassination of teacher JOSE MARCELINO DIAZ GONZALEZ, Rector of Froilan Farias College, municipality of TAME, department of ARAUCA, in the northeast of the country. This premeditated crime was committed on 13 January of the current year. 

Comrade MARCELINO was working as President of the College of Rectors (COLDIT), affiliated to the Arauca Teachers Association (ASEDAR - FECODE). 

We will not stop our denunciations until there is an end to the assassinations of members of the social movement. Once again, we hope for your solidarity with the Colombian people. 

DOMINGO RAFAEL TOVAR ARRIETA 

Director of the Human Rights Department of the CUT 

Bogota, January 13 2003 

(Translated by the Colombia Peace Association)
http://www.colombiapeace.org/



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