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Note #8241 from PCUSA NEWS to PRESBYNEWS:

04239
May 19, 2004

Sample letter to Colombia's president

Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez, Presidente
Palacio de Narino
Carrera 8 No. 7-26
Bogata, Colombia

Mr. President:

	We have heard from the Coordination of Human Rights in Barranquilla -
an organization that includes the Presbytery of the Coast of the Presbyterian
Church of Colombia - of the recent detentions of 11 displaced persons who
were interrogated by members of the Second Brigade of the Army and by
Security Administration (DAS) intelligence personnel.

	According to testimony from the detainees, they were shown
photographs and videos of people entering and leaving the offices of the
Presbytery of the Coast, where the Presbyterian Church of Colombia has a
program to assist displaced persons. The Coordination of Human Rights in
Barranquilla also has an office of legal support for the displaced there.

	We have also heard that leaders of the Coordination of Human Rights
in Barranquilla have been questioned.

	We ask that you guarantee and protect the activities, development and
work in defense of human rights, which supports the displaced.

	We shall be waiting to hear what happens in the matter of our
brothers, sisters and friends in the Coordination of Human Rights in
Barranquilla.

	Sincerely,

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