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URGENT ACTION- Plot to Assassinate Leaders of University Workers Union

Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003

Urgent Action

AUC PLOT TO ASSASSINATE LEADERS OF UNIVERSITY WORKERS UNION SINTRAUNICOL UNCOVERED

The national trade union of University Employees in Colombia SINTRAUNICOL: SUB DIRECTIVA CALI calls for urgent action to be taken by the Colombian government and National and International community, NGO's, Human Rights Organisations, and trade unions over the discovery of a plan by the Self Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) to assassinate our comrades: JOSE ADONAI MUNER ORTEGA, National President of SINTRAUNCOL; CARLOS ARBEY GONZALEZ QUINTERO, SINTRAUNICOL, Cali, Attorney, and member of the National Leadership of the CUT; JESUS ANTONIO GONZALEZ LUNA, member of the permanent national committee for the defence of Human Rights, and LUIS CARLOS MOREIRA ROLDAN, member of the workers committee of SINTRAUNICOL, Cali. The information was received from serious and reliable sources.

The situation has been denounced to State Organisms with a statement made to the authorities. Likewise the union will be making an application for Protection Measures from the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organisation of American States.

Today, 21st of February, a meeting was held with the Rector of the University of Valle, Dr Oscar Rojas Renteria, in which the case was presented, and demands were made for the necessary guarantees to mitigate the high risk situation that these comrade face so that they can continue their trade union and human rights activities.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SINTRAUNICOL

Please send letters to:

Presidente de la Republica de Colombia Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez
Palacio de Mariño, Carrera 8 No.7-26 Santafe de Bogota, COLOMBIA
Fax: 00 57 1 286 74 34/286, 68 42/284 21 86 E-mail:
auribepresidencia.gov.co; rdhpresidencia.gov.co

Vicepresidente de la Republica de Colombia Francisco Santos Consejeria Presidencial de Derechos Humanos
Calle 7, No 654, Piso 3 Santafe de Bogota, COLOMBIA
Fax: 00 57 1 337 1351 E-mail: mdncable.net.co;
infprotocolmindefensa.gov.co; sidenmindefensa.gov.co

Ministro del Interior y Justicia Fernando Londoño Hoyos Ministerio del Interior y Justicia
Palacio Echeverri, Carrera 8a, No.8-09, piso 2o., Santafe de Bogota, Colombia Fax:00 57 1 286 8025 E-mail: mininteriormyrealbox.com

COLOMBIA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN London meeting

2pm Saturday 1st March CORAS, Colombia Refugee Association
161 Lambeth Walk, London SE11
(nearest tubes Lambeth North and Vauxhall)

THE EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR SINTRAEMCALI, SINTRAUNICOL, USO AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
reports from Mario Novelli and Andy Higginbottom recently in Cali
and David Rhys-Jones on the Rehabiltation Zone in Arauca.

PICKET OF COLOMBIAN EMBASSY
4.30-6.30pm Tuesday 25 February

HANDS OFF COLOMBIAN TRADE UNIONS!
STOP REPRESSION OF THE SOCIAL MOVEMENT!
NO TO URIBE'S COUNTERFEIT REFERENDUM!
Colombian Embassy, 3A Hans Crescent, London SW1 - Knightsbridge tube (Harrods exit)


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