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End UK Military Aid to Colombia End UK Military
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Free Colombian Political Prisoners Free Colombian
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Challenge EU trade support for Colombia Stop the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

JFC Trade Campaign

Stop the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement -- Click here to take action!

Stop the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Justice for Colombia, with the support of the UK and European trade union movement, is campaigning to stop the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Colombia. The murder of trade unionists in Colombia continues, with 46 trade unionists murdered in 2009, and already 25 killed so far this year. The Colombian security forces are deeply implicated in the violence against trade unionists, and senior government officials regularly accuse trade unionists in Colombia of being 'terrorists'. Those responsible for the murders are almost never punished.

Due to these human rights concerns, the US and Canada have both already delayed their FTA's with Colombia. Most recently the EFTA group of countries in Northern Europe blocked their proposed agreement with Colombia, with Norway calling for an investigation into the human rights situation before any agreement is signed.

We do not believe Colombia should be rewarded with an FTA whilst workers continue to be murdered simply for standing up for their basic rights. Europe should stand together with the rest of the international community in condemning this horrific situation and telling the regime in Bogota that trade benefits will only be offered if the human rights situation improves.

Trade unions around Europe have joined the campaign, with ETUC General Secretary John Monks writing to all EU member states calling for their support to halt the agreement with Colombia. The Colombian trade union movement has asked the European labour movement to support them by stopping this FTA. Please take the following steps to add your support:

Write directly to Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner

to demand that the European Commission stop negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia whilst trade unionists continue to be murdered.
Click here to email Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner
CLICK HERE
to email
Karel De Gucht

Write to your MEP

asking them to write to EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Ashton, Commission President José Manuel Barroso and the UK government to register their opposition to the EU-Colombia FTA. Use the 'Find your MEP' button below to find your MEP and their email and postal address, and then either print out a copy of the draft letter and post or copy and paste into an email.
| Find your MEP | Click here for a draft letter |

CLICK HERE
for a
draft letter

Write to your MP

asking them to write to William Hague, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Vincent Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, asking them to ensure that the British Government does not support the proposed EU-Colombia FTA.
Use the 'Find your MP' button below which links to the parliament website to find your MP and then either print out a copy of the draft letter and post or copy and paste into the email box on the parliament website.

| Find your MP | Click here for a draft letter |

CLICK HERE
for a
draft letter

Phone or E-mail a Friend

asking them to write to their MEP and MP. Every letter counts and sends a clear message that the EU should not reward the Colombian regime with a trade deal whilst trade unionists continue to be murdered.

| Click here to email 5 friends about our campaign |

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to email 5 friends about our campaign

Join Justice for Colombia

We need to keep up the pressure but successful campaigns need broad support.
Please click here and join JFC.

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to join Justice for Colombia

Justice for Colombia, 9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 6AB
Phone: 020 7794 3644 | Email Justice for Colombia

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