Above photo: The meme reads, âWe reject social and popular movements extermination. Stop the genocideâ, Bucaramanga, Colombia, March 25, 2021. Twitter/ @Col_Informa.
âPeople in Colombia are killed because they are against the status quo. They think differently and have new projects for the country,â an activist said.
The Permanent Peoplesâ Tribunal (PPT), which was established as a continuation of the Russell Tribunals on Vietnam and Latin America, began on Friday hearings to address violence in Colombia.
This Italy-based tribunal was convened by over 150 humanitarian and social organizations. Bogota, Medellin, and Bucaramanga are the cities where the international ethical judges will hear testimonies on genocide, impunity, and crimes against the Peace process.
âGenocide in Colombia is not only linked to murders or partial or total extermination. It is also related to the arbitrary use of the law against people and communities,â PPT spokesperson Olimpo Cardenas said.
âPeople are killed because they are against the status quo. They think differently and have new projects for the country,â he added.
#8M2021 En MedellĂn estamos preparadas para tomarnos las calles, por la reivindicaciĂłn de los derechos de las mujeres, para gritar #NiUnaMas pic.twitter.com/ZGHUnyZ7H6
â C. JurĂdica Libertad (@CorpoJuridicaLi) March 8, 2021
The meme reads, âWe are ready to take to the streets in Medellin for the vindication of womenâs rights and to shout Not One More.â
The PPT accepted to install hearings from March 25 until 27 in Colombia, where over 50 reports and hundreds of victims will be presented. The State can delegate an Ombudsman to respond to the accusations.
This is not the first time the PPT prosecutes crimes against humanity committed by the Colombian State. Previously, the Tribunal examined human rights violations by âprotectedâ transnational corporations.
âGenocide and grave human rights violations are systematic and have been going on for decades in Colombia⊠The State and the power elite continue to carry out these violations,â lawyer Jaimes Marin said.
#Colombia | Maritza Quiroz is the first woman rights defender murdered in 2019. pic.twitter.com/imL8JyNzzp
â teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) January 11, 2019
Source: Popularresistance.org