Saturday, November 22, 2008

March for Freedom



Dear friends,

More than 500 people participated in a mass and march in Arauquita on November 11 in protest of the mass arrest that occurred there the week before. Fourteen people were arrested for "rebellion" on November 4 including Martin Sandoval, president of the Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CPDH).

The March for Freedom and Dignity began with a mass in the central park. The young priest that welcomed people to the event talked about the need to speak out against the unjust arrests and to overcome the fear that people are feeling now in Arauquita. "It is legitimate to resist any authority that gravely and repeatedly violates the principles of natural law," stated the other priest during the homily. He also spoke out about "the many problems that this system of brutal capitalism has caused for us."

Ingrid stepped onto the stage with her son Christian in her arms after the mass (see attached photo). Her spouse, Jose, was arrested for "rebellion" during the previous mass arrest in Arauquita on January 12. Christian was born three months later on April 21. Ingrid told me "the environment in the Arauca City prison is very oppressive" and, because of that, she has only taken Christian there twice to see his father.

Martin wrote a letter from prison that was read before the start of the march. "If having an opinion that differs with the government, and denouncing the abuses that are committed in the name of law and justice is a crime; then they should convict me. But because they don't have any valid arguments, they will continue using all their tricks to convert lies into absurd truths which not even they, themselves, believe...If we all remain silent; the next victim could be you, a family member, or a good friend."

The people then marched through the main streets of Arauquita, passing in front of the police station where the 14 people had been taken the week before. Several families carried placards with photos of their loved ones, calling for their immediate release (see attached photo).

I accompanied CPDH leaders a few days later when they visited Martin and the others in the Arauca City prison on November 15. Martin told us that he knew the risks he was facing for defending human rights in the state of Arauca and that he had been prepared psychologically for the likelihood of being imprisoned. "This is a beautiful experience," he said. "We share everything with each other here." Martin also stated that the march in Arauquita "inspires us to keep going forward."

Guillermo Diaz is the president of the Afro-Colombian association and treasurer of the Laborers' union in Arauquita. He told me that he has five daughters - including a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old that he and his wife adopted as orphans. The police came to their house at 5:40 A.M. on November 4. He was handcuffed and taken away to the police station, and wasn't shown an arrest order until two hours later. Guillermo was the sole source of income for the family.

Yilmar Mina is a leader of the search and rescue team and a member of the Assembly of God church in Arauquita. The police called him to the station on November 4 with the pretext that they were going to give him radios for the team. When he arrived there at 5:45 P.M. he was arrested. Yilmar and his wife, Lisbeth, have three young children.

Martin told us, "We're paying the price for the public hearing and the visit to the prison." CPDH helped organize the public hearing of the House of Representatives human rights commission in Arauquita on July 31 and also organized a fiesta for the inmates of the Arauca City prison on October 10.

In love and solidarity,

Scott

23 comments:

Unknown said...

hey there and thank you in your information – I’ve definitely picked up anything new from right here. I did then again expertise some technical issues the use of this web site, since I experienced to reload the site many times prior to I may just get it to load properly. I were considering if your hosting is OK? Now not that I am complaining, however sluggish loading cases times will very frequently have an effect on your placement in google and can damage your high quality rating if advertising and ***********|advertising|advertising|advertising and *********** with Adwords. Anyway I’m adding this RSS to my e-mail and can glance out for a lot more of your respective interesting content. Make sure you update this again soon..

Pusat Ketikan Murah said...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Bali Day Tours said...

Great post about March for Freedom, Freedom is every one want to have in their life
Bali Tour, Bali Tours, Bali Driver

kursi tamu mewah said...

Nice article Thanks for giving me this information
mebel jepara murah

Anonymous said...


Mengapa kutil bisa tumbuh di alat kelamin pria serta bagaimana mengobatinya, kutil tumbuh di sekitar kelamin pria bisa tumbuh pada batang penis pria, ujung penis pria, pangkal penis pria bahkan bisa tumbuh di sekitar anus pria. hal ini karena di sebabkan oleh virus yang bernama HPV (human papilloma Virus) sebelum melakukan pengobatan terlebih dahulu akan saya jelaskan mengenai virus HPV ini sehingga nanti kedepannya khsusunya untuk kaum pria dapat menjaga diri agar terhindar dari penyakit ini obat herbal manjur

Bali Driver said...

Nice post, you have good writing skill
Thank you for sharing this amazing post
Visit my travel blog : Bali Driver and Bali Tour

Cara Tradisional Mengobati Encok dan Rematik said...

terima kasih banyak karena telah bersedia menyajikan informasi yang begitu informatf seperti ini. semoga makin sukses.

vigrx plus said...

Your Article Is This Very Helpful Thanks For Sharing...:)

Vimax | Vimax Asli | Vimax Original | Vimax Herbal | Vimax Canada | Agen Vimax | Agen Vimax Asli | Vimax Asli Canada | Obat Vimax | Obat Pembesar Penis | Pembesar Penis | Pembesar Alat Vital | Vimax Pembesar Penis

zarena cantik said...

perfect perfect fried rice, good post for the beginners as well..Super Prema, loved the presentation very much
Selaput Dara Buatan
Vimax asli Canada
Obat Perangsang
viagra usa
Bio Slim Herbal
Obat Mata Herbal
Perangsang Wanita
Obat Perangsang Cair
Perangsang Sex Drops
Vimax Oil
Semenax
Vagina Tabung
Vagina Center
Boneka Full Body
Vagina Pinggul
Alat Bantu Sex Pria
Vagina Elektrik
Penis Elektrik
Penis Tempel
Penggemuk Badan
Procomil Spray
Cialis
Meizitang
Quick Slim
Grow Up
Celana Hernia
Vigrx
Herbal Slim
Pelangsing Lida
Vakum Penis
Alat Pembesar Penis
Pembesar Payudara

Vimax Canada said...

thanks you for sharing

lolyta said...

I came across the serach engine and find your website, you have great and nice blog, Thanks for sharing, God bless you
VIMAX IZON
VIMAX IZON HERBAL
OBAT VIMAX HERBAL
VIMAX IZON ASLI
AGEN VIMAX
PROMO VIMAX
VIMAX KAPSUL
VIMAX ORIGINAL

RAHASIADEWASA.NET

PERANGSANG WANITA
OBAT PERANGSANG WANITA
MAXMAN CAPSULE
PRO EXTENDER
selaput dara buatan
selaput dara keperawanan


ALATSEXIMPORT.COM

ALAT BANTU SEX
JUAL ALAT SEX IMPORT
TOKO ALAT BANTU SEX IMPORT
PENGHILANG DAN PENGHAPUS TATTO PERMANEN
ALAT SEX UNTUK BDSM
BONEKA SEX KOREA FULL BODI
ALAT ONANI PRIA
ALAT SEX PRIA
VAGINA FLESHLIGHT
VAGINA PANTAT NUNGGING GETAR
OPIUM SPRAY
DOG SLAVE TAIL BUTT PLUG
SUPER STAPLESS DILDO VIBRATOR
FANTASI BLISS VIBE
BUTTERLY DANCE VIBRATOR
BONEKA PENIS PRIA SILIKON

Vmenplus Herbal
Vmenplus
Vmenplus import
Vmenplus Asli
Vmenplus herbal

Jual Obat Sipilis Ampuh said...

Terimakasih Gan Infonya.Dan Sekalian Ijin Nitip Gan Obat Sipilis,Obat Sipilis Ampuh,Obat Sipilis Manjur,Obat Sipilis Alami,Obat Sipilis Herbal,Obat Sipilis Tradisional,Obat Sipilis Mujarab,Jual Obat Sipilis,Jual Obat Sipilis Ampuh,Gejala Penyakit Sipilis,Ciri Penyakit Sipilis,Penyebab Penyakit Sipilis,Cara Mengobati Sipilis,Cara Menyembuhkan Sipilis,Pengobatan Penyakit Sipilis,Obat Raja Singa,Obat Raja Singa Ampuh.

Unknown said...

cara mengobati wasir ambeien tanpa harus operasi aman paling jos

Unknown said...

Offering Express Tourist And Business Visa Processing Services To Dubai. Information About The Tourist Visa For Residents Of The United Kingdom.

Dubai Visa
Dubai Tourist Visa
Dubai Visa Fees
Apply Online Dubai Visa
Dubai Visa UK

anjali said...

Maharashtra Board SSC Result 2016
Maharashtra Board HSC Result 2016
UP Board 10th Result 2016
UP Board 12th Result 2016
West Bengal Board 10th Result 2016
West Bengal Board 12th Result 2016
Kerala Board 10th Class Result 2016
Kerala Board 12th Result 2016
Nagaland Board 10th Result 2016
Nagaland Board 12th Result 2016
Mizoram Board 10th Class Result 2016
Mizoram Board 12th Result 2016
Manipur Board 10th Class Result 2016
Manipur Board 12th Result 2016
Telangana Board 10th Class Result 2016
Meghalaya Board 10th Class Result 2016
Meghalaya Board 12th Result 2016
Tripura Board 10th Class Result 2016
Tripura Board 12th Result 2016
Assam Board 10th Class Result 2016
Assam Board 12th Result 2016
Uttarakhand Board 10th Class Result 2016
Uttarakhand Board 12th Result 2016
Telangana Board 12th Result 2016
Haryana Board 10th Class Result 2016
Haryana Board 12th Result 2016
Karnataka Board 10th Class Result 2016
Karnataka Board 12th Result 2016

anjali said...

Mizoram Board 12th Result 2016
Mizoram Board 10th Class Result 2016
Nagaland Board 12th Result 2016
Nagaland Board 10th Result 2016
Kerala Board 12th Result 2016
Kerala Board 10th Class Result 2016
West Bengal Board 12th Result 2016
West Bengal Board 10th Result 2016
UP Board 12th Result 2016
UP Board 10th Result 2016
Maharashtra Board HSC Result 2016
Maharashtra Board SSC Result 2016
CG Board 12th Result 2016
CG Board 10th Result 2016
Bihar Board 12th Result 2016
Bihar Board 10th Result 2016
JKBOSE 12th Result 2016
JKBOSE 10th Result 2016
MP Board 12th Result 2016
MP Board 10th Result 2016
Gujarat Board 12th Result 2016
Gujarat Board 10th Result 2016
Jharkhand Board 12th Result 2016
Jharkhand Board 10th Result 2016
ICSE Board 12th Result 2016
HP Board 12th Result 2016
HP Board 10th Result 2016
ICSE Board 10th Result 2016
Orissa Board 12th Class Results 2016
Orissa Board 10th Class Result 2016

alaa omran said...

شركة نقل عفش بخميس مشيط
شركة نقل عفش بابها
شركة نقل عفش بتبوك
شركة نقل العفش بالمدينة المنورة
شركات نقل العفش بمكة
شركات نقل العفش

alaa omran said...

شركات نقل اثاث بالدمام
شركة نقل اثاث بالخبر
شركة نقل عفش بجدة
شركة غسيل مسابح بالدمام
شركة نقل العفش بالمدينة المنورة
ارخص شركات نقل العفش بالدمام
شركة غسيل الفلل بالدمام

alaa omran said...



شركات نقل عفش ونظافة ومكافحة حشرات
شركات نقل عفش ونظافة ومكافحة حشرات
شركات تنظيف بالطائف
شركة تنظيف بالطائف
شركة تنظيف خزانات بجدة
شركات تنظيف بالطائف
نقل عفش بالرياض
شركات نقل العفش بالرياض

Anonymous said...

We are well established IT and outsourcing firm working in the market since 2013. We are providing training to the people ,
like- Web Design , Graphics Design , SEO, CPA Marketing & YouTube Marketing.Call us Now whatsapp: +(88) 01537587949
: Digital marketing training
Free bangla sex video:careful
good post Freelancing Training in bangladesh

Andrew Philip said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Netherlands Visa said...

Thnq for publishing this amazing blog. Its such a nice blog for readers. Keep it up. If someone wants a VFS netherlands visa so you can Apply Online netherlands visa on our site netherlandsvisa.co.uk

Schengen Visa said...

The application process was straightforward to Apply for Schengen Visa , and the Schengen Visa agency provided clear instructions on what documents were needed and how to submit them. I was impressed with how quickly they were able to process my application of Schengen Visa UK, and I received my Schengen Appointment in no time at all to get Schengen Visa From UK .