Call for Colombia Delegation
The following call was issued for the Colombia delegation from May 27-June 5, 2011, jointly organized by the National Lawyers Guild and its International Committee, and the Alliance for Global Justice:
The delegation will report back on the humanitarian and labor rights of Colombians and the United States’ role in the internal politics of Colombia.
The delegation will visit with:
- Political prisoners/prisoners of conscience in Colombian prisons;
- Leaders of trade unions including peasants, oil workers, miners, and others;
- Human rights defenders and leaders of non-governmental organizations;
- Members of indigenous and afro-Colombian communities;
- Displaced persons and their representatives;
- Student groups;
- Defenders of women’s rights;
- Members of governmental bodies and the Colombian legal system;
- People involved in the search for a meaningful peace process in Colombia.
Upon return the delegation will write and publish a comprehensive report on the state of human and trade union rights in Colombia, the prospects for peace, and how these are effected by US policies.