Killing of civilians in Arauca

Urgent Action

Life Has No Value…

[Translated by Caracol, La Chiva, CSN volunteer translator]

Further acts committed against Arauca’s population ended the life of seven civilians in the towns of Tame, Arauquita and Saravena, increasing the violent trend that describes the humanitarian crisis experienced in the region. Since September 27, a wave of killings in those towns began, leaving the tragic aftermath the following details we will outline below:

1. On Thursday September 27, the youth JUAN DIEGO CARRERO, a 18 year old from the county of La Horqueta, municipality of Tame, was murdered.

2. On Friday September 28, in the same county, another youth, YESID PEREZ, was also killed.

3. On Tuesday October 2, in the county Puerto Nariño, town of Saravena, MAURO DE JESUS GÓMEZ ACEVEDO and INOCENCIO RUIZ were shot, causing the immediate death to the first individual and considerable wounds to the second.

4. On October 8 at 5 a.m., siblings PEDRO JOSÉ and JOSÉ ANTONIO BELTRAN BERNAL, 27 and 25 year old respectively, were killed in the outskirts of Arauquita.  Also, a 50-year-old rancher, Mr. GRATINIANO ARGOTA, was killed in the county of Brisas de Caranal.

5. On October 5, in the county La Chucua, town of Saravena, in incidents currently under investigation, HOLMAN MONROY, former manager of the Transportation Cooperative of SARARE –COOTRANSARARE LTDA-, was killed. According to journalist accounts, the incident happened in the middle of a battle between members of armed opposition groups and the Colombian National Army.

We demand that the state departments of Justice and Control perform the criminal and disciplinary investigations required and without delay.

We demand that armed actors in the conflict not involve the civil population in their actions nor use their goods as well as respect and behave according to the principles of international human rights.

Also, we reiterate our plea to advance negotiations and humanitarian compromises now, and to follow a political, negotiated solution to the conflict as the only path of overcoming the conflict.

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FOR THE LIFE PROTECTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND TERRITORY PROTECTION, HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION “JOEL SIERRA”

OUR ACTION IS LEGAL AND LEGITIMATE

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