WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
15 Jun 2007 | News

WOLA and partners send packet of information to Members of US Congress on Afro-Colombian concerns prior to their delegation to Colombia in June 2007

This packet contains a collection of documents, including a memo prepared by WOLA and other groups for Members who traveled to Colombia in June which describes some priority concerns regarding Afro-Colombians including the critical humanitarian situations in Buenaventura and Narino, an English translation of the Afro-Colombian community's "Cali Consensus " document and a letter from Afro-Colombian grassroots organizations to the U.S. Congress. Also included is the text of the English translation of Law 70, which is the legal basis for Afro-Colombian territorial rights. This packet contains a collection of documents, including a memo prepared by WOLA and other groups for Members who traveled to Colombia in June which describes some priority concerns regarding Afro-Colombians including the critical humanitarian situations in Buenaventura and Narino, an English translation of the Afro-Colombian community's "Cali Consensus " document and a letter from Afro-Colombian  grassroots organizations to the U.S. Congress.  Also included is the text of the English translation of Law 70, which is the legal basis for Afro-Colombian territorial rights.

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