Support Colombian Conscientious Objectors
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Demand an end to the punishment of Colombian conscientious objectors
A campaign by War Resisters' International
Despite 50 years of armed conflict, a new movement for conscientious objection is emerging in Colombia. This page contains links to CO testimony and to recent WRI alerts and reports on the situation of conscientious objectors in Colombia.
Reports and statements
- Manifesto of "Quinto Mandimiento" anti-militarist group, Barrancabermeja
- The state of militarization and conscientious objection in Colombia, 2007
- International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Alternative Service applicable to Colombia, issued by QUNO
- Consolidation of the national and international support network for conscientious objectors in Colombia
- On recruitment in Bogotá
- Refusing to Bear Arms report on Colombia: 1998
- Flash-based slideshow of CO support actions (English version; 6Mb)
Public events
Database
CO testimony
CO Alerts
- COLOMBIA: Update on Carlos Andres Giraldo Hincapie and Frank Yair Estrada Marin, Wed Jul 18 10:45:19 GMT 2007
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Carlos Andrés Giraldo Hincapié threatened and verbally abused in the military / fear of safety, Wed Jun 13 14:41:33 GMT 2007
- COLOMBIA: Update on Colombian conscientious objector Frank Yair Estrada Marin, Tue Jun 12 16:23:18 GMT 2007
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Frank Yair Estrada Marin illegally recruited Fri 01 June 2007
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Carlos Andrés Giraldo Hincapié still serving against his will, Thu 31 May 2007
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Luis Fernando Callejas recruited to military by force 12/12/2006
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Carlos Andrés Giraldo Hincapié in the hands of the military 24/11/2006
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector Andrés Daniel Giraldo detained by military 02/11/2006
- COLOMBIA: Conscientious objector forced to serve in the military 13/10/2005
