PBI-Colombia accompanies Corporation for Judicial Freedom and Humanitarian Caravan in Anorí amid armed clashes
On October 1, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted on social media:
“PBI accompanied the Corporation for Judicial Freedom (CJL) in the Humanitarian Caravan for Peace and Dignity in Anorí, held on 28 and 29 September.
This caravan sought to raise awareness of the situation currently facing the municipality, with an emphasis on the forced displacements that have been occurring since November 2024, as well as to protest the lack of effective responses from state, departmental and national authorities.
Communities and leaders from various villages mobilised to the town centre of Anorí to raise their voices and demand guarantees of peace and dignity.
One of the main objectives of the caravan was to demonstrate that it is possible to create conditions for entering the territory and, above all, for remaining there. The commitment to culture, music and enjoyment as a form of resistance was a fundamental part of this mobilisation.”
CJL on social media
During the humanitarian caravan, CJL posted on social media:
September 28: “Today we are in Sanlino, a hamlet of Anorí, Antioquia. We are bringing the Humanitarian Caravan for peace and dignity to the territories that defend life, fight for permanence on their lands, and persist in building peace.”
September 28: “Art as a means for the visibility of the defense of the territory is also present in this #CaravanaHumanitariaEnAnorí”
September 28: “We also engage in outreach about the #13MínimosHumanitarios to bring tools for defense and dignity to the territories. We make a call for these to be represented and for their fulfillment to be guaranteed.”
September 30: “In Anorí, a Humanitarian Shelter was installed, a collective space for protection and dignity for the communities in the face of the serious security crisis that the territory is going through. This action seeks to make visible their demands for life and permanence on the land.”
September 30: “We call for respect for the autonomy of the communities and organizations of Anorí who seek refuge after being forcibly displaced from their territories.”
In the news
From an Infobae article, we also know: “A new episode of violence in northeastern Antioquia left a lieutenant dead and three soldiers wounded after harassment attributed to FARC dissidents in Anorí, Antioquia. The attack took place on Tuesday, September 30, as confirmed by the Government of Antioquia.”
After the attack, HSB Noticias reported: “The mayor’s office of Anorí (Antioquia) decreed a nighttime curfew in the urban area from 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., between September 30 and October 7.”
On October 2, Caracol further reported: “Due to the attack with explosives by the 36th front of the FARC dissidents in the municipality of Anorí, in northeastern Antioquia, local authorities insist on an abandonment of the State in the face of the escalation of violence. …The mayor of Anorí, Gustavo Silva, said that the population is trapped between the Gulf Clan and the FARC dissidents, who are advancing strongly in rural areas. ‘The State has been absent and the community lives in fear,’ he warned.”
And on October 4, El Pais reported: “In Antioquia, 3000 students from Amalfi and Anorí receive classes virtually after threats from FARC dissidents.”
Accompaniment
Corporation for Judicial Freedom (CJL) members have been subjected to different forms of threats and attacks throughout the organization’s existence. These include death threats and attempts to link its members to criminal proceedings.
Since mid-2019, the Corporation for Judicial Freedom has detected illegal interceptions and illegal followings, and during the social protests at the end of that year, unjustified actions were taken by the authorities against some lawyers, including false accusations and attempts to detain them.
Peace Brigades International has accompanied the Corporation for Judicial Freedom since 2000.
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