* The representative Iván Cepeda the House rejected the recent
prosecutions against leaders of the peasant community of Las Pavas
in South Bolivar, called arbitrary prosecutions, and drew attention 
international human rights bodies to be
views on the subject * international human rights bodies to be BOGOTA, 04/14/1911. Two weeks after the peasant community of Las
Guan, southern Bolívar department, conduct an action
return to their farms to the national government to demand respect for the rights
with the return of land and return to them in a manner worthy
, complained that their leaders have been under
prosecutions for various crimes such as illegal land occupation and
slander.
The Chamber representative Ivan Cepeda, who accompanied the farmers
as underwriter expressed concern and said that * "These prosecutions
leaders seek to turn peasants into arbitrary
persecuted by the seeking respect their rights and reclaim what was taken from them
".*
congressman called on the international community and
international human rights bodies to take action on
the serious events that have occurred in our country against people who lead
land restitution process, who are victims of
persecution, murder, and all kinds of intimidation.
* "I make the same call on the authorities to provide
guarantees necessary for the enforcement of the rights of these people, and to promote and initiate
respectively, the investigations that have
place in this case, which have committed multiple violations of human rights
disciplinary "*, reiterated Cepeda.
It must be remembered that the peasants of The Pavas, organized the Farmers' Association
ASOCAB Buenos Aires, demanding that the Ministry of Agriculture
restore them more than 3 000 hectares of which were
dispossessed, by the paramilitary activities in 2003. These lands are now in the hands
oil palm consortium led by Jose Ernesto Davila Alfonso Macías
and Abondano (Daabon Group), which refuses to restore these properties
.
BELOW THE FULL TEXT OF THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS
OF PAVAS:
* PAVAS COMMUNITY OF LEADERS AND SERIOUS RISK *
ASOCAB
* REQUIRED GUARANTEE YOUR RETURN * * Warned
All and all, the national and international communication media
and public opinion on the following acts which put at risk the process
independent voluntary return and restitution of land as a community
of southern Bolívar Pavas
have undertaken .* * Although this case was made known The meeting of the National Bureau of Security
on Monday April 4,
chaired by Minister of Interior and of Justice, Dr. Germain Vargas Lleras
and the presence of Vice-President of Colombia, Dr. Angelino Garzón
The Colombian State has not taken effective action to ensure
our lives, physical integrity, freedom and ensure our right
return and the restitution of our lands.
ASOCAB began its return from the April 4, 2011 .* * FACTS *
* 1. Today, April 13, 2011 at 5:30 pm, two members of the Attorney
39 of San Martin de Loba, were present in the community that is peaceful
at Hacienda
Guans and took photographs to all families who have decided to exercise our right of return
and members of national and international organizations
companions .* * 2. Attorney members showed no identification, no
but told us they were in work ordered by the Attorney
39 of San Martin de Loba, to "prosecute all those who were there
"
.* * 3. It should be noted that the Office 39 of San Martin de Loba, Wilson Antonio Valletta Attorney
Monterrosa, advances two
criminal proceedings against three leaders ASOCAB; by land invasion crimes against Eliud ALVEAR
MET, ETHNICITY TORRES MORENO and MISAEL
Payares and slander against the latter. Filers are 136676001121201100014 and 136676001121201100066
.* * 4. Meanwhile, the facts as reported
displaced community have for several years and continue to denounce,
not have any speed by the Justice in Colombia, but pay attention and are effective
applications for the palm companies have
used many strategies to strip us of our territory
* * 5. An example of this are the allegations against Marble Mario Montero,
recognized by the community as one of the paramilitaries who took part in
our forced displacement since 2003. The complaint rests on the prosecution
long, but this man is still in the region
exercising all sorts of atrocities and intimidation against us
.* * 6. The Office of San Martin de Loba, became Mario Marble in
victim and us, the displaced community, we
became victimizers. Mario Marble criminal charges brought against one of our leaders and prosecutors
promptly forward the complaint. Mario
Marble is currently protected by the consortium Labrador (palm companies) and the Police
Mompox which has said it is in our community by protecting
these companies. On Sunday 10 April, the same as the prosecution
took pictures of everyone who we met at the ranch
Guans to which we have decided to return
.* * 7. As a displaced community have come and attend all
way of dialogue and dialogue, as we have emphasized the different judicial and administrative
to demand respect for our
rights, though the State has recognized us.
demand decent treatment and respect to our return and the right to remain in our territory
.* * REQUESTS *
* 1. To convene immediately the Bureau of Advocacy South Bolivar
order to continue the dialogue process initiated
since 2005, giving viability to the proposed topics from
communities, where one case of guarantees is the community
Guans, in order to ensure the return and stay at the Hacienda
belongs to us and we were stripped
.* * 2. NOW we are restored, the grounds The Pavas, and Peñaloza
If God wants and we were awarded the remaining 11 vacant lots that make up the Hacienda Las
Guan where we were displaced and those who have been illegally stripped
.* * 3. The Ombudsman and Office permanently join our community
in order to guarantee the rights of return and personal integrity
returnee families of turkeys
.* * 4. That the national government, order the Police
National refraining from action to hinder, impede or disrupt our return
these properties
.* * 5. Are conducting the investigations about the irregularities committed by the prosecution
Local 39 of San Martin de Loba by
investigations initiated against the leaders of ASOCAB (
Payares Misael Guerrero, Alvear Eliud Moreno Torres Met and Ethnicity), also is
treatment refrain from giving offense to exercise the fundamental right of return
.* * 6. That progress was made by the Attorney General's Office and other entities
corresponding control relevant research
in order to establish responsibility for the
disciplinary actions INCODER officials, the Inspector of Police for El
Rock, the Chief Justice of Mompox Promiscuous, the commander of
Bolivar Police and the Ministry of Agriculture, involved in the
for our displacement and dispossession and conflict over land with palm companies
CI Tequendama SA and San Isidro SA .* Contributions
* * * denounce * *-
Farmers Association BUENOS AIRES *
* - Agro-Mining Federation of South Bolivar * *-
Advocacy COMMISSION OF SOUTH BOLIVAR * *- CHAPTER
VICTIMS OF CRIMES OF STATE BOLIVAR SOUTH AND SOUTH OF CESAR
-
MOVICE * * RETURN supporting organizations, * * *
* PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE PDPMM Magdalena Medio, DIOCESE OF
MAGANGUÉ, PLANT CORPORATION , National Secretary of Social Pastoral Counselling Service
-PCS PROJECT, CHRISTIAN AID, RED OF BROTHERHOOD AND SOLIDARITY WITH COLOMBIA
-Redha, EQUIPMENT CHRISTIAN ACTION FOR PEACE-
eCaps, COMMUNITIES AND INITIATIVES NETWORK OF PEACE FROM THE BASE Chasquis
FOUNDATION, NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF VICTIMS OF CRIMES OF STATE-MOVICE *
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