[PAA-Discuss] Fwd: Decision imminent on justice in Colombia

[rebelljb at aol.com]

-----Original Message-----
 From: Andrew Hudson, Human Rights Defenders Program, Human Rights First 
<Communications at HumanRightsFirst.org>
To: rebelljb at aol.com
Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:26 am
Subject: Decision imminent on justice in Colombia









Dear Laura,




A decision on Carmelo Agamez's case could come any day--he is one of 
too many unjustly detained activists in Colombia.

Take action today: Send this message to your networks: we need more 
signatures urging due process for Colombian human rights defenders!




Thank you for your recent action supporting Carmelo Agamez and 
Colombian human rights activists!
Now we're hearing that the Prosecutor General could decide on Agamez's 
appeal any day.
Tomorrow I plan on forwarding your petitions to our contacts who work 
on Colombia at the State Department: We've already gathered 3,791 
signatures, but I'm hoping to send them 7,000: please forward this 
message to your networks today.
Agamez spent his career defending the victims of paramilitary violence, 
calling out politicians working with paramilitaries or guilty of 
corruption, and protecting local populations from paramilitary death 
squads. Now he's being accused of being a paramilitary. He has spent 
over a year in jail on these trumped-up charges.
You can use this link to send a message to your friends--or forward the 
message below to spread the word about his case. Thank you for standing 
up for due process for those fighting for human rights.
Sincerely,
Andrew Hudson
Human Rights Defenders program


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Hey there,
This is ridiculous: Carmelo Agamez, a Colombian human rights activist, 
has been in jail for over a year on bogus charges. After spending his 
career calling out politicians working with paramilitaries or guilty of 
corruption, he was accused of being a paramilitary--absolutely baseless 
charges.
The U.S. gave Colombia over $40 million in human rights and rule of law 
aid last year--with a condition that Colombia treat human rights 
activists fairly. They're not holding up their end of the bargain. 
Please join me in signing this letter to the State Department, calling 
for Colombia to stop persecuting human rights defenders: 
http://actions.humanrightsfirst.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1695 

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