Human Rights in Colombia
Why is ICPJ’s trip to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC so important?
Mary Anne Perrone has first-hand experience as to why. And she’ll share it on Tuesday, December 11 in a talk on Human Rights in Colombia. She will speak at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 512 E. Huron, Ann Arbor.
On June 14th, 2007, intruders broke into the Bogotá office of the Christian Center for Justice, Peace, and Non-Violent Action (Justapaz). They stole two computers that contained sensitive information on victims and witnesses of human rights abuses. The theft of human rights information is a tactic designed to silence human rights and peace advocates, and, in the Colombian context, represents a serious threat to the individuals named in the documents. The Justapaz break-in was not an isolated incident: it is the sixth in a series of recent “political” thefts in Colombia.
In response to the thefts, Mary Anne participated in an emergency human rights delegation to shine light on these politically motivated thefts and the poor human rights situation in Colombia.
Details: chuck@icpj.net or 734-663-1870.
You can also download the flier for the talk (Word or PDF versions available).
