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Revista Noviemnre Inglesl.Cdr ISSN: 1909-3489 N o . 5 2 ColomPBIa 2007 Summary Human Rights Paramilitary demobilisation and the International Criminal Court 3 Oil exploration in Colombia, the people speak out in the PPT 3 Organisations / Human Rights Defenders Arrests, threats and murders continue 4 No guarantees for victims' participation in the trials of paramilitary leaders 5 National Movement Impunity of Victims: National Movement of Victims: «Where is our protection?» 6 «where is our ASFADDES: 25 years of demanding to know the whereabouts of their family members 7 protection?» Human rights violations by economic interests «Our water provides us the energy they deny us each day» 8 Current Events Para-politics scandal continues in Colombia 9 Colombia Lands are recovered after years of resistance in Curbaradó 10 Growing unease in Barrancabermeja 11 For one day the world listened to Arauca 11 ASFADDES: Verification mission on extrajudicial executions and impunity in Colombia 12 25 years of International demanding to know Colombia will participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council 13 the whereabouts of their family Political work in Washington and New York 13 members The tortilla: food or fuel? 14 European National Group conference in Spain 14 PBI continues to grow in Latin America 14 Personal How did the training sessions first come about? 15 PBI Colombia Verification Diakonisches Werk Ministry of Foreign Affair, Switzerland Funders Dienste in Ubersee (through PBI Germany) (through PBI Switzerland) mission Fons Mallorquí Misereor on extrajudicial Appletree Foundation (through PBI UK) Government of Cantabria (through PBI Oxfam GB Broederlijk Delen Spain) PBI Italy executions and Cafod Government of Navarra (through Aldea, PBI Switzerland Mugarik Gabe and PBI Nafarroa) Canadian Autoworkers (through PBI Canada) Project Counseling Service impunity in Intermón-Oxfam Canadian International Development Agency Rausing Trust (through PBI UK) Colombia (CIDA) (through PBI Canada) Kerkinactie Spanish Agency for International Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation Law Society (through PBI UK) Cooperation (AECI) (through PBI (ACCD) (through PBI Catalunya) Lonely Planet Spanish State) Christian Aid Mensen met een Missie (CMC) Tinsley Foundation (through PBI UK) City Council of Palencia (through Sodepaz) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France (through Trocaire City Council of Vitoria (through PBI Gasteiz / PBI France) Ziviler Friedensdienst (through PBI Vitoria) Ministry of Foreign Affaris, Norway (through Germany) Diakonia Sweden PBI Norway) Peace Brigades International does not assume any responsibility for statements made by third parties in this publication i m p r e s i ó n p r o c e s o s g r á f i c o s l t d a . p b x : 3 4 7 2 0 4 7 d i s e ñ o y d i a g r a m a c i ó n o m a r h . p a c h ó n v e g a ColomPBIa 2007 3 Human Rights Oil exploration in Colombia, the people speak out in the Permanent People´s Tribunal he Permanent Peoples´ Tribunal (PPT) companies is also highlighted, for «permitting hearing on Oil Companies was held on impunity», and «encouraging oppression and T 4-6 August 2007, with the participation militarisation in oil bearing regions». The statement of representatives of victims' organisations and reports serious violations of the right to life and international solidarity movements. The jury, physical integrity, persecution against trade union composed of eight leaders, and the criminalisation of civil protest through the use of arbitrary judicial proceedings and mass internationally renowned figures, tried the arrest». Occidental Petroleum Company, British Petroleum Amoco and REPSOL, three multinational oil Finally, the judges state that the reigning situation of companies accused of violating both human and impunity is «aimed at silencing victims and ignoring environmental rights. society's rights to truth, justice and reparation». The judges' final statement reflects expert findings The accusation mentions collaboration and highlighting the «similarity of the aims of these three concertation between the companies and armed oil companies» which leads them to «remove their groups, which persecute those individuals or enemies from the picture» whether they be organisations who «show any kind of opposition to oil grassroots environmentalists, workers, peasant exploration activities, the development of policies for Poster for the PPT hearing on oil companies farmers or indigenous people, who «create such exploration, or the conditions in which they are restrictions to their efficient market functioning». carried out». The judges also highlight the responsibility of the Colombian State to protect companies. Moreover, the judges also draw The statement also emphasises that «there is political, social and trade union activists. attention to the situation of insecurity in which mounting evidence and witness statements, which human rights defenders live and work, in particular show that these companies are directly responsible The statement ends with a rousing call to intellectuals those people who have given witness statements for environmental crimes», «for placing economic, and members of social organisations to draft in this and other PPT hearings. social and cultural rights under threat and for proposals to regulate the work of these companies, causing displacement». The responsibility of and urges the international community to take greater To read the full statement, visit: www.pbi- governments in the countries of origin of these responsibility for the actions of transnational colombia.org/ Paramilitary demobilisation and the International Criminal Court n 5 October 2007 Souhayr Velasen, return of goods and lands been effective. The report unrelated to the so-called Justice and Peace president of the International Federation highlights the fact that the main aim of paramilitary Process. O for Human Rights (FIDH) presented a organisations has been the consolidation of their control new report in Bogota entitled Paramilitary over lands: «the current demobilisation process has The report ends with a study analysing the Demobilization in Colombia: On the road to the become an instrument which has permitted the possibility of these cases being admitted into the International Criminal Court. This report analyses consolidation of territorial control by violent means». The International Criminal Court. The conclusion is that how the legal framework behind the demobilisation is report also denounces «the creation of legal the legal frameworks used are not in line with currently being implemented, and discusses the mechanisms aimed at regulating the illegal take over, international standards, and that the Justice and process in terms of International Criminal Court occupation and theft of these lands». Of the 31.000 Peace trials demonstrate the absence of political jurisdiction. people who are officially disappeared, only 33 bodies will required to effectively judge the paramilitaries. have been fully identified and handed over to their Since international bodies recognise the rights to families. These advances «are not sufficient» and (…) The report calls upon the international community to truth, justice and reparation, and other guarantees for «no measures have been implemented to guarantee the provide political, financial and logistical support for non-repetition, international jurisprudence has safety of the officials who carry out exhumations». the struggle against impunity in these crimes advanced towards avoiding the consolidation of against humanity and to achieve respect for the impunity. Nevertheless, under the current The fundamental right of victims to know the truth was victims' rights. It also urges the Attorney General's paramilitary demobilisation process the truth «is not addressed in the design of the paramilitary trials. The Office and the International Criminal Court to open basically reduced to a criminal trial pattern without the report criticises these trials as «scenarios that justify the an investigation into these crimes. adequate and effective participation of victims». multiple crimes committed». Nor do the trials permit finding out the truth about these crimes, and as such the The quotations in this article are taken from the In addition to the lack of transparency in the way victims have no guarantees for taking part in these report Paramilitary Demobilization in Colombia: information has been handled, the effectiveness of versions of the truth. The report cites 16 murders which On the road to the International Criminal Court, the whole process has been questioned because of have taken place since the start of the trials. International Federation for Human Rights the «numerous crimes, threats and attacks which have been carried out against members of these Although paramilitary links to political sectors are illegal groups since they demobilised». The emerging in the recent “para-politics” scandal, these recruitment of minors has not stopped, nor has the revelations came to light due to other investigations 4 ColomPBIa 2007 Organisations/Defenders Arrests, threats and murders continue PBI accompanied the Peasant Farmer´ Association of the Cimitarra River Valley, to Puerto Ité, Northeastern Antioquia ver the last few months, the human Attack in Urabá rights defenders and communities O accompanied by PBI have remained in a vulnerable situation in several regions of the country. eanwhile, in the Urabá region, Miguel and Ualberto Hoyos, two peasant Among recent cases is the intimidation and death M farmers
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