A Massacre of Lambs: Colombian Terror Squad Redux

Colombian army massacres members of Peace Community

We can scarcely find words; the pain overwhelms us so deeply that all we can do is weep. In a demonstration of its incredible illegitimacy, the Colombian state has carried out another massacre that bathes our land in blood.

The XI Brigade of the Colombian army massacred Luis Eduardo Guerra and six more people, including three children.

Luis Eduardo was a great friend and a great leader, defender of human rights, founder of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó and representative of the community. His death overwhelms us with indescribable pain, and the circumstances of his killing, and of the people who were massacred with him, fill us with anger and indignation.

On March 23, 1997, the civilian population of the 28 hamlets in the San Jose area declared the area a peace community. Since then, in this process of civil resistance, the community has lost over 150 members to massacres and assassinations, most ot them carried out by right wing paramilitaries collaborating with the Colombian security forces.

We believe that this act of terror speaks for itself. Luis Eduardo, your memory, your commitment, your clarity, your friendship give us strength in the midst of pain. As we always say, we will not retreat from our principles until the state and its paramilitaries finish us all.

Links to:

Full report from the Peace Community English Spanish | Colombia Indymedia