martes, 10 de agosto de 2010

Adjuntamos la carta dirigida al Secretario General de la ONU. N de la R.

August 9th, 2010

Your Excellency

Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary-General

United Nations Organization

1 United Nations Plaza

New York, NY 10026

Your Excellency:

We, the undersigned – a number of international and domestic human rights and peace organizations, human rights defenders, journalists, and professors – would like to express our concern for the appointment of former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, to the panel of inquiry on the May 31st Flotilla incident.

We are convinced that Mr. Uribe is not qualified to defend international law and would like to submit the following examples for your consideration:

Violation of the territorial integrity of a neighboring State – On March 1st, 2008, the Colombian Armed Forces bombed the camp of “Raúl Reyes”, a leader of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, in Ecuador. This transgression of one of the pillars of the international order – the respect for territorial integrity – led to the break-off of diplomatic relations with the neighboring country, which have not yet been restored.

Resolution 930 (1632/08) of March 5 2008, of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, established that the act constituted “a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ecuador and of principles of international law”. The Government of Ecuador placed a complaint against Colombia before the Inter-American Commission of Human rights for these facts.

Extrajudicial executions – During the two presidential terms of Mr. Uribe, extrajudicial executions increased dramatically.

In the words of Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, “the phenomenon of so-called “false positives” (falsos positivos) — unlawful killings of civilians, staged by the security forces to look like lawful killings in combat of guerrillas or criminals — are well known to Colombians. While there are examples of such cases going back to the 1980s, the evidence indicates that they began occurring with a disturbing frequency across Colombia from 2004... There have been too many killings of a similar nature to characterize them as isolated incidents carried out by individual rogue soldiers or units, or «bad apples».” (A/HRC/14/24/Add.2).

Moreover, in his press statement in Bogota, Philip Alston, sustained that «false positives» constituted a practice “more or less systematic”. (Press statement of Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mission to Colombia from 8 to 18 June 2009).

Confrontation with the judicial branch – The Government of Álvaro Uribe harassed the high courts and, with constant public disqualifications, put at risk the independence of the judicial branch. In its last report, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights in Colombia stated:

Tension and public disputes between the executive and judicial branches during 2009 may have undermined the independence of the judiciary. OHCHR-Colombia documented public statements by high-level government officials and social and political actors discrediting the Supreme Court and its magistrates, as well as undue interference, direct or indirect, into their functions through lobbying, pressure and threats. These acts could constitute a violation of the United Nations principles of judicial independence4 and raise concerns over some magistrates’ personal security.” (A/HRC/13/72)

Use of intelligence agencies against human rights defenders, political opponents, and magistrates – According to the testimonies of detectives assigned to the Administrative Department of Security, at least from 2003 on, orders for the illegal wiretapping of journalists, judges, and congressmen originated in the Presidential Palace. The investigations of the Attorney-General show a criminal machinery set up by the intelligence agency – DAS - , under the control of the President.

According to the United Nations Office of Human Rights in Colombia, “information was made public in 2009 that DAS (the national civil intelligence agency reporting directly to the President) had conducted widespread and systematic illegal intelligence operations going at least as far back as 2003. These operations targeted, inter alia, human rights defenders, political opposition leaders, journalists and high-level Government officials, such as the Vice-President. Furthermore, disturbing information appeared in the public domain that even magistrates of the Supreme Court were subject to surveillance. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a United Nations Special Rapporteur and OHCHR-Colombia itself were targeted as well. These actions, in many cases, had the objective of invalidating the work of the victims, who were considered as “legitimate targets” for being potential opponents to Government policies”. (A/HRC/13/72)

To the extent that the United Nations system in the field has witnessed and even been a victim of the facts described, we would like to protest the decision taken by your Excellency. As can bee seen, the Government of Mr. Uribe has been condemned for its behavior of disrespect towards international law, which is the necessary point of reference for the analysis of the Flotilla incident.

Therefore, we respectfully request Your Excellency that, for the credibility of the inquiry panel and the good of the United Nations and international law, the appointment of Mr. Uribe be reconsidered.

Cordially,

Organizaciones Derechos Humanos Internacionales

Centro América por el Diàlogo -CAD- (espacio centroamericano)

Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional CEJIL

Colombia Human Rigths Committee

Fellowship of Reconciliation FOR

Frente Ecuatoriano de Derechos Humanos FEDHU

Movimiento Tzuk Kim-pop (Guatemala).

Red para la infancia y la familia

Stichting Play Fair Europe Amsterdam

TEJE (Travailler Ensemble Jeunes et Engagés). Francia.

The Presbyterian peace fellowship

The United Methodist Church

Us Office on Colombia

Defensores Derechos Humanos Internacionales

Philippe Texier, Magistrado honorario, experto de Naciones Unidas. Francia.

Carola Iñiguez Zambrano

Chloe Schwabe

Cristina Espinel

Henry Morales

Ildefonso Finol

Janeth Muñoz

Kelly Nicholls

Kimberly Stanton

Luci Faria Pinheiro

Raúl Zibechi

Rosa Lía Chaica S.

Susana Pimiento

Académicos

Álvaro Camacho Guizado

Andrés Felipe Ortiz Gordillo

Carlos Rodríguez Mejía

Carlos Vidales

César Giraldo

Emmanuel Rozental

Fé David Rodríguez (Francia)

Felipe Gómez

Fernando Arellano Ortiz

Flor Edilma Osorio

Francisco Guerra

Giovanny Leal R

Jaime Zuluaga Nieto

Juan Guillermo Ferro

Juan Tokatlián

Laura Gil

Leopoldo Múnera

Luis Mejía

Orlando Iregui Rumazo (Colombia)

Ramiro Garcia Arias

Ricardo Sánchez Ángel

Columnistas y Periodistas

(Nota de O.D.—Lamentable que no aparezcan las firmas de Héctor Abad y de Wiliam Ospina) (Ver sus últimas columnas en El Espectador del domingo)

Alfredo Molano

Álpher Rojas Carvajal

Carlos Jiménez Moreno

Carlos Lozano

Clara Nieto de Ponce de León

Claudia Julieta Duque

Constanza Cuetia

Constanza Vieira

Dawn Paley

Fernando Garavito

Javier Darío Restrepo

Jesús Abad Colorado

Laureano Monroy

León Valencia

Ramiro Bejarano Guzmán

Vladimir Flórez, Vladdo

Yurani Mena

Organizaciones Derechos Humanos Nacionales

Alianza Social Continental

Andas Valle

Asamblea Permanente por la Paz

Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos ASFADDES

Asociación Minga

Asociación Origen común

Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular CINEP

Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo CCAJAR

Colectivo Otra Colombia Es Posible

Colombia Human Rights Commitee

Comisión Colombiana de Juristas CCJ

Conciudadanía

Consejería de Proyectos PCS

Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento CODHES

Coordinación Colombia – Europa – Estados Unidos

Corporación Nuevo Arcoíris

Corporación Reiniciar

Corporación Viva la Ciudadanía

Cultura Democrática

Derechos Humanos y Democracia

Foro Interétnico Solidaridad Chocó

Foro Nacional por Colombia

Fundación Guagua

Fundacion Mujer Sola

Fundación Rostros y Huellas del Sentir Humano

Instituto Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y un Derecho Alternativos ILSA

Manovuelta

Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado MOVICE

Organización Femenina Popular y Movimiento Social de Mujeres contra la Guerra

Pensamiento y Acción Social, Pas.

Plataforma Colombiana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo

Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Democracia y Desarrollo Capítulo Peruano, Capítulo Argentino.

Red de Acción contra el ALCA – Recalca

Red de Mujeres

Red Nacional de Iniciativas por la Paz y contra la Guerra REDEPAZ

Red Nacional de Mujeres

Red Nacional de Mujeres Nodos: Barranquilla, Bolívar, Bucaramanga, Cauca, Chocó, Manizales, Medellín, Pasto, Risaralda, San Andrés y Providencia, Tolima, Tunja, Valle.

Ruta Pacífica de mujeres

Sisma Mujer

Taller Abierto

Tejido de Comunicación y de Relaciones Externas para la Verdad y la Vida, Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Norte del Cauca ACIN

Defensores Derechos Humanos Nacionales

Agustín Jiménez

Alirio Uribe

Álvaro Villarraga

Amaury Padilla Cabarcas

Antonio Madariaga

Astrid Flórez

Aurelino Quejada

Bibiana Ortiz

Carlos Salgado Araméndez

Carolina Jiménez

Diana Sanchez

Diego Pérez

Enrique Daza

Fabio Lozano

Gloria Florez

Gloria Luz Gómez

Héctor León Moncayo

Hernán Darío Correa

Jahel Quiroga Carrillo

Jorge Eliécer Molano

Jorge Peralta de Brigard

Jorge Rojas

Juan Acevedo G

Julia Ines Madariaga

Larry Castillo

Luis Emil Sanabria Durán

Luis Sandoval

Luz Miryam Moncayo

Magdala Velásquez

Marco Romero

Maria Elena Unigarro Coral

Maria Ruth Vera Vera

Marina Gallego Zapata

Mauricio Garcia Duran

Miguel Antonio Cruz González

Mildrey Corrales Ch.

Nancy Sanchez

Olga Amparo Sanchez

Otoniel de Jesús Mejia Londoño

Pedro Santana

Pilar Trujillo

Rafael Vargas

Reinaldo Villalba

Ricardo Esquivia

Richard Moreno

Rosaliano Riascos R.

Salomé Oliva

Tatiana Montaña

Tito Augusto Gaitán

Sindicatos y Sindicalistas:

Alex Fabián Espinoza

Asonal Judicial

Central Unitaria de Trabajadores CUT

Gerardo Cajamarca Alarcon

Sinaltrainal Mision Internacional

Tarsicio Mora

Partidos Políticos:

Partido Polo Democrático Alternativo

Dirigentes políticos

Carlos Naranjo Ossa

Clara López Obregón

Gloria Cuartas

Iván Cepeda

Más firmantes

Alvaro Jimenez Millán

Amalia Caro

Ana Marcela Bueno

Ana María Gómez

Ana María González Valencia

Ángel Beccassino Jugovac

Beatriz Montoya

Brayan E. Cárdenas Posada

Carlos Eduardo Perez Corredor

Cira Vila

Ciro Ramirez

Claudia Mejía

Dairo Alberto Ospina

Diana Patricia Salazar

Fernando Gredelmann

Gilberto Herrera Stella

Gladys Jimeno

Guillermo Segovia Mora

Imelda Daza-Cotes

Jairo Espinosa Gutiérrez

Jairo rojas

José I. Nieto

Juan Manuel Roca

Julia Adriana Figueroa

Lucely Orozco Soto

Manuel Antonio Velandia

María Eugenia Rodríguez

Miguel Montoya

Myriam Montoya

Nancy Ruth López Flórez

Néstor Camilo Garzón

Noemí Lafuente Redón
Santiago Pérez Bartolomé
Florentina Redón Delmiro

Nubia Pedraza

Paola Marcela Murillo

Patricia Ariza, dramaturga, actriz

Viviana Cárdenas

Viviana Sigrid Cárdenas Cardona

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