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Mar 23
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The participants in at the Latin America and Asia Pacific International Solidarity Forum taking place in Melbourne from October 11-14, 2007, join the call that the people of Colombia are making today that the regime of Uribe must resign. The resignation of Alvaro Uribe Velez is indispensable to the solution of the socio-political crisis taking place in Colombia. We call for:
- The resignation of Alvaro Uribe Velez.
- The defence of the territory and national sovereignty of Colombia.
- The right to self-determination of the peoples.
- Against the state policies of annihilation of the Indigenous and peasant economies.
- For the Humanitarian Accord.
- For a democratic government and broad popular participation.
- Against the Free Trade Agreement and the multinationals.
We call urgently to the international community, the people of Australia, in particular to trade unionists and peace-loving people, to denounce the great tragedy the people of Colombia are suffering.
According to the High Commissioner for Refugees of the United Nations, “What is happening in Colombia is being ignored by humanity”. This comment is in reference to the 4 million internal refugees existing in the country.
It is urgent that humanity knows about this tragedy. Continue reading »
