PBI-Colombia accompanies CREDHOS in El Guayabo for the socialization of CDG Order recognizing the Magdalena River
PBI-Colombia has posted on Instagram:
“We accompanied Credhos [the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights] in the village of El Guayabo and the peasant community of this territory in the act of recognition of the Magdalena River as a victim in case 08 before the JEP.
CDG Order 08 of May 11, 2025, Not only recognizes the river as a victim, but also as a subject of rights in the framework of Case 08, which investigates crimes committed by members of the security forces, or other State agents, in association with paramilitary groups and/or civilian third parties in the framework of the armed conflict.
The institutions committed to implement the orders demanded by this order, in favor of justice, truth, reparation and non-repetition of the facts that victimized the river and its communities.”
CREDHOS has also posted on Facebook:
“The Magdalena River resounds for Justice and Truth
We were in the corregimiento El Guayabo, accompanying the peasant community of this territory in the act of socialization of Auto CDG 08-111 of May 2025, which recognizes the Magdalena River as a victim and special intervener in case 08, which investigates crimes committed by State agents in collusion with paramilitaries and civilian third parties.
For the community of El Guayabo, this act is a way of vindicating their history and struggle. It also symbolizes the support and accompaniment of the community: “We are not alone, we are still in the struggle.”
For its part, CREDHOS expressed that this act stems from the same participation of the victims in point 5 of the Peace Accords.
Judge Catalina Díaz, vice president of the Truth Recognition Chamber of the JEP [Special Jurisdiction for Peace], stated that in 2018 CREDHOS was the first civil society organization to deliver a report to the JEP: “They were very patient and managed to get the 08 case to include the region.”
Finally, this day culminated with the interventions of the institutions, which committed to implement the orders demanded by this order, in favor of justice, truth, reparation and non-repetition of the facts that victimized the river and its communities.”
More on Case 08
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is a tribunal that is responsible for administrating justice for crimes committed before December 1, 2016, in the context of the internal armed conflict that began in May 1964.
The PBI-Colombia accompanied José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR) has noted: “In this macro-case, crimes committed by members of the security forces and other agents of the State, in collusion with paramilitary groups or civilian third parties in the context of the conflict, are being investigated.”
CAJAR further specifies: “Figures from the JEP indicate that in this macro-case there were 15,710 victims of crimes attributed to members of the security forces, 56,502 to paramilitaries and 280 to other agents of the State. The crimes being investigated in this case are: massacres, homicides, sexual violence, illegal detentions, torture, forced disappearances, dispossession and forced displacement.”
In May 2025, the JEP noted: “The Magdalena River was accredited as a victim and subject of rights in the framework of the Magdalena Medio Subcase of Case 08 that investigates crimes committed by members of the security forces or in association with paramilitary groups, other agents of the State, and/or civilian third parties in the context of the armed conflict.”
Image: Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) website with updates and documents relating to Case O8.
Accompaniment
Peace Brigades International has accompanied the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) since 1994.
CREDHOS president Ivan Madero Vergel in 2012: “The political deterrence that PBI creates is fundamental. Receiving the accompaniment of Peace Brigades has been important in the life of CREDHOS. It allows you to move, it allows you to continue doing this work.”
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