On the 16th of March, 2010, the President of the Agrarian Association of Santander (ASOGRAS), Cesar Tamayo, received a stamped envelope under his office door in the city of Bucaramanga. The message contained a clear death threat. The threat was signed by the Black Eagles and the Rastrojos, two Paramilitary organizations in the region, that were born out of the process of demobilizing paramilitary groups.
Cesar had been threatened many times. Since 2004, ASOGRAS has worked for the defense of land and territorial rights, as well as for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. Since its foundation in 2004, ASOGRAS has suffered the assassination of six of its members, the displacement of twenty-one members, and ten death threats.
CSN asks our members and subscribers to send messages to the email addresses listed below, demanding protection of Cesar Tamayo’s life, and calling for an immediate investigation into the origins and authors of the threats with the hopes of bringing them to justice.
Please Send the text below to the following people:
Dear ______,
On the 16th of March, 2010, the President of the Agrarian Association of Santander (ASOGRAS), Cesar Tamayo, received a stamped envelope under his office door in the city of Bucaramanga. The message contained a clear death threat. The threat was signed by the Black Eagles and the Rastrojos, two Paramilitary organizations in the region, that were born out of the process of demobilizing paramilitary groups.
Cesar had been threatened many times. Since 2004, ASOGRAS has worked for the defense of land and territorial rights, as well as for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. Since its foundation in 2004, ASOGRAS has suffered the assassination of six of its members, the displacement of twenty-one members, and ten death threats.
I am writing to demand the protection of Cesar Tamayo’s life, and I am asking for an immediate investigation into the origins and authors of the threats with the hopes of bringing them to justice.
Thank you for your kind attention and consideration.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
Your Representatives in Congress: See the Action Center at our site: www.colombiasupport.net
ALSO WRITE TO THE FOLLOWING US OFFICIALS:
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs: Arturo Valenzuela : valenzuela@gmail.com
* Human Rights Director US Embassy Colombia: Carolyn Cooley: CooleyCN@state.gov
And write to officials in the Colombian Government demanding an investigation of those responsible for the assassination of Jhonny Hurtado and their prosecution :
* In Colombia:
-International Affairs, Ministry of Defense : sergio.restrepo@mindefensa.gov.co
-Human Rights Director, Ministry of the Interior and Justice: dhdirector@mij.gov.co
- Governor of Santander, Horacio Serpa: flormara2@gmail.com
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