Memorial
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Memorial
Literally thousands of civilians have lost their lives in the Colombian conflict. Whilst people are killed for many reasons one of the most common causes of death is selective assassination. The victims of these assassinations are specifically targeted for their opposition to the Colombian regime. In the vast majority of the cases those that pull the trigger are either members of the Colombian security forces or paramilitary assassins that work with the Colombian Army. These are some of the victims:
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Adolfo Munera Lopez, a leader of the food and drink workers’ trade union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Alberto Angulo, local councillor and community leader assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Alejandro Hernandez, activist in the food and drink workers’ union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries, his body was found five months later in an unmarked grave
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Alejandro Uribe, a peasant farmer assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Alirio Martinez, regional leader of the agricultural workers’ trade union FENSUAGRO assassinated by the Colombian Army
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The funeral of Alirio Martinez
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Alvaro Realpe, activist in the teachers trade union FECODE assassinated by paramilitaries
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Angel Quintero, human rights activist who was forcibly disappeared by paramilitaries
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Alvaro Ulcue Chocue, priest assassinated by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Aury Sara Marrugo, regional leader of the oil workers’ trade union USO was tortured to death by paramilitaries
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Belisario Camayo Guetoto, an indigenous teenager assassinated by the Colombian police
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Bernardo Jaramillo, leader and presidential candidate of the Patriotic Union political party assassinated by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Claudia Monsalve, human rights activist who was forcibly disappeared by paramilitaries
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Carlos Pizarro, leader and presidential candidate of the AD/M-19 political party assassinated by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Edgar Burgos, activist in the transport workers’ trade union assassinated by the Colombian police
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Eduardo Umana, human rights lawyer assassinated by paramilitaries
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Eduardo Loffsner Torres, leader of the judicial workers’ union tortured to death by Colombian soldiers
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Efren Achicanoy, activist in the agricultural workers’ trade union FENSUAGRO tortured to death by paramilitaries
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Elia Castro, human rights lawyer assassinated together with her husband by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Elizabeth Canas, human rights activist assassinated by paramilitaries
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Fredy Antonio Arias, indigenous leader assassinated by paramilitariesaries
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German Delgado, activist in the university workers’ trade union assassinated by paramilitaries
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Gilberto Escudero, activist in the municipal workers’ trade union assassinated by paramilitaries
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Guillermo Marin, a leader of the CUT trade union federation assassinated by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Gilberto Patino, local councillor, peace activist and regional leader of the municipal workers’ trade union tortured to death by paramilitaries
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Hector Useche, activist in the food and drink workers’ union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Hugo Zapata, a leader of the public sector workers’ union assassinated by paramilitaries
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Isidro Segundo, activist in the food and drink workers’ union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jaime Garzon, journalist and comedian assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jairo Vallejo, activist in the public sector workers’ union assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jaime Pardo Leal, leader and presidential candidate of the Patriotic Union political party assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Jesus Agreda, activist in the teachers’ trade union FECODE assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jorge Ortega, deputy leader of the CUT trade union federation assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jorge Prieto, regional leader of the health workers’ trade union ANTHOC assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Jose Antequera, leader of the national union of students and leader of the young Communist Party assassinated by Colombian military intelligence officers
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Jose Manuel Becerra, activist in the food and drink workers’ union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jose Rodrigo Garcia, a departmental assembly member, and his wife Maria Mercedes Mendez, the mayor of the town of El Castillo, both assassinated by paramilitaries
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Israel Gonzalez, leader of the agricultural workers trade union ASTRACATOL and an active member of the political opposition, was shot dead by soldiers in January 2008
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Josue Giraldo Cardona, human rights defender assassinated by paramilitaries
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Jose Pedro Coscue, indigenous activist assassinated by the Colombian police
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Juan Lopez, community leader assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Julian Andres Hurtado, student leader assassinated by paramilitaries
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Leonel Goyeneche, regional leader of the teachers’ trade union FECODE assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Kimy Pernia Domico, indigenous leader assassinated by paramilitaries
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Luciano Enrique Molina, a member of the food and drink workers trade union SINALTRAINAL was tortured and then murdered by paramilitaries
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Luis Enrique Giraldo, activist in the food and drink workers’ trade union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Manuel Cepeda, Senator and newspaper editor assassinated by paramilitaries
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Manuel Chacon, leader of the oil workers’ trade union USO tortured to death by paramilitaries
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Maria Castaneda, local councillor assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Maria Lucero Henao, human rights defender assassinated along with her 16-year-old son by paramilitaries
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Yamid Daniel Henao, the 16-year-old son of Maria Lucero Henao who was killed with his mother
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Luis Miguel Gomez, regional leader of the agricultural workers’ trade union FENSUAGRO assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Mario Calderon & Elsa Constanza Alvarado, both human rights defenders assassinated along with Elsa’s father by paramilitaries
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Mario Castro Bueno, human rights defender assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Mauricio Tote Yace, indigenous leader assassinated by the Colombian police
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Orlando Valencia, human rights defender assassinated by the Colombian police
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Oswall Moreno Ibague, human rights defender and community leader assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Pablo Caicedo, student leader assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Pedro Luis Valencia, Congressman assassinated by paramilitaries
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Pedro Mosquera, activist in the agricultural workers’ trade union FENSUAGRO assassinated by paramilitaries
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Reynaldo Perdomo Hite, community leader and human rights defender assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Rafael Pineda, regional leader of the bank workers’ trade union UNEB assassinated by paramilitaries
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Ruben Castano, local councillor assassinated by paramilitaries
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Ricardo Orozco, regional leader of the health workers’ trade union ANTHOC assassinated by paramilitaries
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Samuel Rojas, regional leader of the CUT trade union federation assassinated by paramilitaries
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Sergio Restrepo Jaramillo, priest assassinate by the Colombian Army
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Toribio de la Hoz Escorcia, activist in the food and drink workers’ trade union SINALTRAINAL assassinated by paramilitaries
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Transito Ibaque de Moreno, community leader assassinated by the Colombian Army
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Yolanda Ceron Delgado, human rights defender assassinated by paramilitaries
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17-year-old Eyder Quiguanas Rumique was tortured and then murdered by soldiers of the 7th Brigade of the Colombian Army
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Jesus Heberto Caballero, the regional leader of the adult education workers union SINDESENA, was abducted and then killed in April 2008
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Guillermo Rivera, leader of the Bogota public sector workers trade union, was murdered in the Colombian capital Bogota in April 2008
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Leonidas Gomez Rozo, an activist in the bank workers trade union UNEB, was killed in March 2008
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Judith Adriana Vergara, a community leader and member of the political opposition, was killed in the city of Medellin
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Miguel Angel Gonzalez, a peace activist and son of a trade union leader, was murdered by Colombian soldiers in January 2008
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Alexander Gomez, a youth leader, was killed by paramilitaries in July 2008
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Luis Mayusa, a trade unionist and member of the political opposition, was assassinated in August 2008
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Sometimes, instead of selective assassinations, massacres are carried out to
simply wipe out entire groups of people who have opposed the Government or
who are deemed to be sympathetic to the leftwing FARC guerrillas. In 2005 the
Colombian Army entered the 'peace community' of San Jose de Apartado in
northern Colombia. The community rejects violence and has asks that all armed
groups keep off their land. Because of this the Colombian regime has
declared that the community is anti-Government and a series of attacks have been
carried out against them. When the Army entered in 2005 they rounded up the
leader of the community and his family and tortured and murdered them all.
Seven people were murdered in all, including four children:
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Luis Eduardo Guerra, the leader of the San Jose 'peace community, who was massacred along with his family
by the Colombian Army.
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Bellanira Areiza
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11-year-old Deiner Andres Guerra
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6-year-old Natalia Andrea Tuberquia
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Sandra Milena Munoz
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Alfonso Bolivar Tuberquia
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2-year-old Santiago Tuberquia Munoz
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