Second open letter health, food, URGENT water and response to GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AGREEMENT COVID19.
OPEN LETTER
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President:
IVAN DUQUE
City
REF: Second open letter health, food, URGENT water and response to GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AGREEMENT COVID19.
Today Holy Thursday, a sign of solidarity, service and love, also it is 9 April the national day of the victims, we want to remind you that on March 18th we addressed to your office an Open Letter clamouring for a Global Humanitarian Agreement by COVID1911.
To this day we have not had a single demonstration, a gesture, a message in your daily television program, not even a minimal response our letter by email. We understand your occupations and your concerns.
Like you we also have family, grandchildren, sons, grandparents and grandmothers. Like you, we are also sons and daughters of this country Colombia. Two babies have died in our communities this week alone. And we have more than 700 people in our various territories with symptoms of malaria, dengue, flu and malnutrition.
he strong climate change expressed in intense summer with high temperatures that have dried up our water sources, drying up rivers and ravines, has us close to famine in some territories. In other communities, the rains have intensified, destroying our homes and our crops. In others places, we still manage to sustain ourselves, but it will not be for more than twenty days. In other places we live the continuity of the dispossession, the agro-industrialists continue their business without any kind of contemplation, even paying much less the wage. Please find below information on communities in more serious situations.
That is why in this second communication we respectfully request that immediate and urgent measures be taken to prevent the expansion of COVID19 in our territories. You will read one by one the names of our communities and observe that these are territories affected by the continuity of the war with different modalities and with different motivations. And coincidentally these are territories of great wealth with the conditions of historical exclusion.
We have had the ability to overcome the violence. In honor of our tortured, murdered, disappeared, displaced, sexually abused, uprooted we love Life and Peace.
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However, today we need your response to deal preventively with the COVID19 pandemic. This means access to drinking water, food supplies, and urgent attention to the symptoms of malaria, dengue and other diseases that are affecting us. This URGENT decision will avoid serious consequences and social, environmental and cultural effects of the so-called quarantine from which we will hardly recover.
Mr. President, those of us who are in remote territories, that scarcely we know the military, sometimes by air only, are in extremely delicate and serious situations. We are in urgent need of medical care in several of the indigenous, Afro-Colombian, Afro-mestizo and peasant communities. There are high levels of malnutrition. We are without water.
We all have the right to live.
We’re not begging for alms. For 25 or 30 years we have been calling for a comprehensive state presence. Here it is up to us to confront those who commit violence for our vocation for peace. Both those who claim to defend democracy and those who want a different democracy.
We have distributed copies of the letter addressed to you, which we also wrote to the ELN and the FARC.
As well as other armed groups like the AGC. And we must say, so far, the ELN has listened in the territories we inhabit. The FARC in Putumayo and Caquetá have listened. Some AGC groups have heard too. And we have yet to convince others in many regions.
Our proposal for a Global Humanitarian Agreement by COVID19 remains standing and awaits your response. It also awaits the response of some armed groups in some regions.
In Nariño, in the middle of Atrato Bojayá, in Catatumbo, in subregions of Putumayo and Cauca.
We advocate these regions, without taking on the voice of the organizations in these regions, but where we are sure they are clamoring for the same.
Today President we reiterate that this first right to live can be realized today, if you, as the Commander of the MFF, takes a decision consistent with humanitarian law and the support you expressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and you accept our proposal to cease violence by COVID19. Violence, regardless of whether it is legal, must stop now, until the pandemic ends.
In a month or more they will not resolve the armed uprising of the ELN, or the uprising of new expressions called the FARC. In a month you will not dismantle the paramilitarism created since 2006 or called GAO by the governments. It is time to stop. It is a reasonable measure for the soldiers themselves.
If you take the time to read our previous letter you will see that we are not asking you to lay down their weapons or stop acting. We tell them to read reality and to exercise their functions in another way, without offensive operations against anyone, unless attacked. Actually, exercise operations of effective control, respectful of human rights, avoid approaching our communities. Stopping the forced eradication of military and police units is an advantage for life and a means of solving drug trafficking. Stop taking advantage of this time to continue generating additional anxiety to the one that already exists.
Our communities where there are coca leaf plantations, we continue to voluntarily replace it as much as possible by isolation.
We join the cry of the impoverished and middle class in the big cities and municipalities who need to eat and work daily or be able to pay their debts; We understand and join men and women deprived of liberty in calling for action to address COVID19.The 19 murders in Putumayo, a murder by military in Nariño. Combat in Bojayá and Baudó. Threats, assassinations of leaders, ex combatants. All this must stop.
Our call Mr. president it is politics for the common good. It’s time to change. The war for peace, the ambition for solidarity, the expansion of COVID19 by a contagion that goes from hatred to love and from injustice to socio-environmental inclusion 2020.
The patron saint of Colombia you made an appeal is the patron saint of solidarity and social justice environmental. It’s time to change. The virgin is virgin for giving life to Life, for enabling life more than death. And, as Pope Francis said, we must be in the same boat and this boat is the boat of all.
COVID19 embraces without distinction, Life the value of beautiful life can embrace us all. Rich and excluded, blacks and mestizos, indigenous and white, soldiers and guerrillas, guerrillas and guerrillas, ex-paramilitaries and guerrillas. It’s time to change. Let us untie the knots and create another Colombia, the one you invoke on the virgin, which we invoke every day in times of war and pandemic.
We hope to receive answers based on truth, without calculation to false loyalties or better only in loyalty to the life of rights for all.
We await your response by email: comunidadsomosgenesis@gmail.com
Signatures:
-ADISPA as representative organization of the 24 Communities of the Peasant Reserve Zone Amazon Pearl (Putumayo):
-Community of Agualongo.
-Community of Lower Cuembí.
-Community of Lower Lorenzo.
-Community of Lower Mansoyá.
-Community of Baldío
– Community of Belén.
– Community of Bocana de Cuembí.
-Community of Buen Samaritano.
-Community of Camios.
-The community of Angosturas.
-Community of Chufiyá.
-Community of Comandante.
-Community of Frontera.
-Community of Guadalupe.
-Community of Juvenil.
– Community of La Alea.
-Community of La Española.
-Community of La Piña.
-Community of La Rosa.
-Community of Puerto Playa.
-Community of San Salvador.
-Community of Sevilla.
-Community of Toaya.
-Community of Zamora.
– Indigenous high town council, Sinaí, Villa Garzón.
– Indigenous high town council, Suspisacha, Piamonte.
-Indigenous town council,Cerro de Guadua, Puerto Guzmán.
-Indigenous town council Çxhab Wala, Villagarzon.
-Indigenous town council, Juan Tama, Puerto Guzman.
-Indigenous town council, Kiwe Nxusxa, Las Delicias.
-Indigenous town council, Kiwe U’kwe, Puerto Caicedo.
-Indigenous town council, Kiwe U’se, Nueva Palestina, Valle del Guamuéz.
-Indigenous town council, Kiwe Zxiçxkwe, Tierra Linda, Valle del Guamuéz.
-Indigenous town council, Kjwen Tama Luuçxwe’sx, hijos de Juan Tama, Mocoa.
-Indigenous town council Ksxa’w Nasa, Alto Danubio, Puerto Asís.
-Indigenous town council Kwe’sx Kiwe, Orito.
-Indigenous town council Kwe’sx Kiwe. Puerto Asís.
-Indigenous town council Kwe’sx Nasa çxayu’çe, Alto Coqueto, Puerto Caicedo.
-Indigenous town council Kwe’sx Tata Wala, Puerto Caicedo.
-Indigenous town council Nasa Kiwe Puerto Leguizamo.
-Indigenous town council Nasa Tkuymatewe’sx, Orito.
-Indigenous town council Nasa Fxi’w La Libertad, Puerto Asís.
-Indigenous town council Pkid Kiwe, Los Guayabales.
-Indigenous town council Sat’t Tama, Puerto Asís.
-Indigenous town council Thä’ Tadx Kiwe, Loma Redonda, Villa Garzón.
-Indigenous town council Yu’ Çxihme, El Libano, Puerto Caicedo.
-Indigenous town council Yu’kh Zxiçxkwe, Selva Hermosa, Puerto Caicedo.
-Indigenous town council Yu’luuçx, Las Minas, Puerto Asís.
-Jerusalén town, Villa Garzón.
-Indigenous town Mühm Kiwe, Los Guaduales, Puerto Guzmán.
-Indigenous town Jerusalén San Luis Alto Picudito.
-Indigenous town Jxkase Kiwe, El Descanso, Puerto Guzmán.
-Indigenous town La Florida, Mocoa.
-Indigenous town Nasa Çxhab, Puerto Asís.
-Indigenous town Kiwnas Çxhab, Alto Lorenzo, Puerto Asís.
-Nasa Indigenous town Uh Los Gavilanes, Jardines de Sucumbíos town, Ipiales
-Indigenous town Sek Kaanxi thä’ Kiwe Alpes OrientalesTown, La Floresta, Alto Coqueto.
-Indigenous town Txitx U’kwe Kiwe, Town Porvenir La Barrialosa town, Puerto Guzmán.
-Indigenous town Yu’ukwe Kiwe, Aguaditas, Puerto Guzmán.
-San Luis Alto Picudito town, Villa Garzón.
-Santa Rosa de Juanambu town , Villa Garzón.
– Association families victims of Trujillo (Asfavit), (Valle del Cauca).
-Asokoinonia de Río Chiquito town, Trujillo (Valle del Cauca).
-Community Council of Cabeceras, Bajo San Juan, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Zone Puente Nayero, Buenaventura, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Indigenous town Santa Rosa de Guayacán, Calima, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Indigenous town and Biodiversity Unión Agua Clara (Valle del Cauca).
-Central Women’s Committee of the Association for Sustainable Integral Development -ADISPA- “My Name is Amazon Pearl Woman” MEMPA, (Putumayo).
-Youth Roots of Dignity Amazon Pearl – JURADIPA, (Putumayo).
-Integral cooperative of women and men agricultural entrepreneurs victims of the armed conflict in the municipality of Trujillo, CIMEVAT, (Valle del Cauca).
-Agroecological Association Esther Cayapu, ASOESCA, La Sonora, Trujillo (Valle del Cauca).
-Association of Agricultural Families with land restored in Colombia, AFAREC, La Sonora, Trujillo, (Valle del Cauca).
Community Council of cabeceras, Bajo San Juan, (Valle del Cauca).
-Community Council La Esperanza, Buenaventura, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Zone neighborhood La playita, Buenaventura, (Valle del Cauca).
-Families victims kidnapping and murder deputies, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Zone Santa Rosa de Guayacá, Calima, (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian and biodiverse Zone Unión Agua Clara (Valle del Cauca).
-Humanitarian Zone and biodiverse Union San Juan de Puerto Pizario. Litoral San Juan, (Valle del Cauca).
-Indigenous Zone of Puerto Guadualito, Puerto Pizario, Litoral San Juan, (Valle del Cauca).
-Zone ancient town Wounaan Córdoba, Buenaventura, (Valle del Cauca).
-Autodetermination Communities, Life, Dignity, CAVIDA, Cacarica Collective Territory, (Chocó).
-Families of camp victims (Antioquia)
-Association of Displaced Women of Ríosucio, CLAMORES, (Chocó).
-Jiguamiandó Humanitarian Zones and Biodiversity Zones (Chocó)
Cabildo Mayor Embera de Resguardo Urada Jiguamiando, CAMERUJ, (Chocó).
-Wounaan Community of the Pichimá River Resguardo Ravine Displaced in Docordó, Litoral San Juan, (Chocó).
-Wounaan indigenous Zone of juin Phu Buur, Cacarica, (Chocó).
-Environmental Zone SO BIA DRUA, Jiguamiandó, (Chocó).
Cabildo Mayor Embera de Resguardo Urada Jiguamiando, CAMERUJ, (Chocó).
-Wounaan Community of the Pichimá River Resguardo Quebrada displaced in Docordó, Litoral San Juan, (Chocó).
-Wounaan Indigenous Zone of juin Phu Buur, Cacarica, (Chocó).
-Environmental Zone SO BIA DRUA, Jiguamiandó, (Chocó).
-La Yulina Biodiversity Zone, Curbaradó Collective Territory, (Chocó). Cabildo Mayor Embera de Resguardo Urada Jiguamiando, CAMERUJ, (Chocó).
-Wounaan Community of the Pichimá River Resguardo Quebrada displaced in Docordó, Litoral San Juan, (Chocó).
-Wounaan indigenous reserve of juin Phu Buur, Cacarica, (Chocó).
-Environmental Zone SO BIA DRUA, Jiguamiandó, (Chocó).
-La Yulina Biodiversity Zone, Curbaradó Collective Territory, (Chocó).
– El Hobo Biodiversity Zone, Collective Territory of Jiguamiandó, (Chocó).
-El Retorno Biodiversity Zone, Collective Territory of Pedeguita y mancilla, (Chocó).
-La Esperanza Biodiversity Area, Polo Family, Collective Territory of Pedeguita and mancilla, (Chocó).
-Mary Hernandez Biodiversity Area, Collective Territory of Pedeguita y mancilla, (Chocó).
-My land (Mi Tierra) Biodiversity Area, Pedeguita and Manilla Collective Territory, (Chocó).
-Area of Biodiversity Andalucia, Collective Territory of Curbaradó, (Chocó).
-Caracolí Biodiversity Zone, Curbaradó Collective Territory, (Chocó).
-La Madre Union Biodiversity Area, Collective Territory of La Larga Tumaradó, (Chocó).
-Camellian Humanitarian Zone, Collective Territory of Curbaradó, (Chocó).
– Pueblo Nuevo Humanitarian Zone, Collective Territory of Jiguamiandó, (Chocó).
– Association of victims of Inzá,” sowers of peace”, (Cauca)
-Costa Azul Humanitarian Zone, Curbaradó Collective Territory, (Chocó).
-Humanitarian Zone Andalucia, Collective Territory of Curbaradó, (Chocó).
-Association of Women Displaced from Meta, ASOMUDEM.
-Association of Women Victims United for Peace, (AMVUPAZ), La Uribe, and (Meta).
-Association of victims of the conflict united by peace, distance, (Meta).
-Civil Community of Life and Peace – CIVIPAZ, El Castillo, (Meta).
-Network of Women of Vistahermosa, (Meta).
– Indigenous reservation, resguardo Naexal Lajt of the people
– Corporation peasant Women of Nariño, (Comucan)
-Network of Women sidewalk vereda la Y, Puerto Rico, (Meta).
– Network water defense life and territory (Cauca)
– Group of victims from the south of Huila
– Families Community Councils Tumaco, Nariño.
-Aguirre family, victim of massacre of Rivera councillors, (Huila).
The signatures continue…
Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Dever, Meta, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca
With copy to:
-Bancada de Paz. (Peace Bench)
DiPaz.
-Defendamos la Paz. (Let us defend peace.)
-Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. (Commission Inter-ecclesial of Justice and Peace.)
-Corporación Claretiana Norman Pérez. (Claretian Corporation Norman Perez)
-Obispos Católicos de Pacífico. (Catholic Bishops of the Pacific)
-Medios de Información. (Media)
-Comisión de Esclarecimiento de la Verdad. (Commission to establish the truth)
-Jurisdicción Especial de Paz. (Special Jurisdiction of Peace)
-Fiscalía General de la Nación. (Attorney General’s Office)
-Misión II Naciones Unidas. (United Nations mission II)
-Oficina de la Alta Comisionada de Naciones Unidas para los DH. (The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)
-Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights)
-Cuerpo Diplomático Acreditado en Colombia. (Diplomatic Corps Accredited in Colombia)