Peace and Justice for Colombia

Dear friends and supporters of Peace and Justice for Colombia, PJFC in Australia and the world,

Due to the implications of the attempts to criminalize international solidarity we forward this public denunciation issued by the Permanent Campaign in Solidarity with the Colombian political detainees.

We are concerned about the information received that the Australian Federal Police, appear to have breached the rights of Colombian trade unionist and human rights campaigner Liliany Obando unjustly held at the “El Buen Pastor” women’s prison in Bogota, Colombia.

Yours in solidarity,
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by Li Rong

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — A U.S. deal on military bases in Colombia is pitting Bogota against many neighboring countries, which feared the bases would threaten their national security and heighten regional tension.

Venezuela, which borders Colombia to the north, is the most vehement opponent of the plan. Its president Hugo Chavez instructed the foreign ministry to get prepared to sever ties with Bogota.

Bolivian President Evo Morales proposed Wednesday that South Americans vote in a continent-wide referendum on the issue. Others,including Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil supported the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) to intervene in the case. Continue reading »

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