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Con gran tristeza anunciamos que la defensora de los derechos humanos y líder social Luz Marina Arteaga fue asesinada el 17 de enero de 2022. Su cuerpo fue hallado a orillas de río Meta en el departamento de Casanare.
ABColombia y Luz Marina trabajaron juntos por los últimos 5 años.
También, el 14 de enero del 2022, Beiner David Cucuñame, joven guardia indígena y ambientalista de 14 años de edad perdió la vida trágicamente en el departamento del Cauca.
Esto sin contar que Diego Salcedo Ladino, miembro del Comité Civil por los derechos humanos en el Meta, se encuentra bajo acoso y amenazas de muerte debido a su trabajo en el caso de Ecopetrol.
Los defensores de derechos humanos enfrentan riesgo y amenazas a su propia vida por la defensa de otros.
De acuerdo con la Defensoría de Pueblo en Colombia, 145 defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en Colombia durante el 2021.
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Subject: Killings and threats against Colombian Human Rights Defenders
I do hope that you are keeping well.
I am writing to you as my MP to share with you my concerns about the ongoing threats to and the shocking number of killings of human rights defenders in Colombia. In particular, on 18 January 2022, the killing of human rights defender, community leader and land claimant Luz Marina Arteaga, her lifeless body was found discarded in the river Meta. She was one of the leaders working on land reclamation rights for the village of Matarratón, El Porvenir, Meta. Luz Marina Arteaga was a leader accompanied by ABColombia and its member organisations. Last year alone, according to the Colombian Human Rights Ombudsman 145 human rights defenders were killed in Colombia.
This year has also started badly with seven human rights defenders killed in the first 20 days of January, these include the killing of Breiner David Cucuñame, a 14-year-old environmental activist and member of the indigenous guard in Cauca. This context has further increased concerns for the safety of Diego Enrique Salcedo Ladino, a member of the Civic Committee for Human Rights in Meta, who is receiving death threats. Diego Salcedo provides advice to the village of La Esmeralda in the municipality of Acacias, Meta, in a case involving the company Ecopetrol and its contractors. This is in relation to environmental damage, destruction of strategic ecosystems, water pollution and drying out of tributaries that supplied drinking water to the farming population.
It is worth noting that Global Witness has also raised grave concerns and reporting that Colombia is the worst country in the world for the killing of Environmental human rights defenders.
The UK Government holds the Pen on the UN Security Council for the Mission of Verification in Colombia and therefore has an important role in the Colombian Peace Process. I am therefore writing to you to ask you, to specifically raise these issues with the UK Government requesting them to address these with the Colombian Government and to:
· Urge the Colombian Government to quickly carry out a thorough investigation into those responsible for the killing of Luz Marina Arteaga and Beiner David Cucuñame – both material and intellectual authors – so that they can be brought to justice.
· To provide adequate protection measures for Diego Salcedo, and collective protection measures for the community leaders of La Esmeralda de Acacias, Meta, and Matarratón, El Porvenir, Meta, so that they can continue their work in defence of human rights, the environment and protect the fundamental rights of the communities.
· Thoroughly investigate the threats against Diego Salcedo, bringing to justice those responsible, both material and intellectual authors, and keep Diego Salcedo informed of progress in the investigations.
I thank you in advance for the actions that you will take on this situation.