BOGOTA - COLOMBIA
November 11, 2009
A social organizations, friends, agencies DD HH protection, the international community and Colombian civil society in general denounced that:
Around 7 pm of the night Tuesday November 10, 2009, at the premises of the FUNDACION JUAN MANUEL BERMUDEZ NIETO, located in the cross-28th No 39-93 being gathered 11 of that integrate young people, all belonging to different blocks of soccer which together develop a work violence prevention, participation, human rights, social and youth organization about football in the city of Bogotá and that are articulated a process called Collective Barrista Colombian national, was assaulted headquarters violent way by four men acting suspiciously and average height of athletic build swarthy skin and military court and a woman, all armed with guns, intimidating the assembled group and saying: Do not cry, be calm, hang up the phone.
Later we will focus necessarily all in one office, putting upside down and under constant threat of a subject that threatens us by placing his gun on our heads. Were stripped immediately of our phones.
They take the desktop that was in the office and ask where there are more; break the lock of an office door was locked and take the tower the computer that was there, while another individual slope of that fence entering Irlo directing to the office where we were kept the rest of the group.
while maintaining wireless communications with people who kept watch outside the house, we are threatened with death. When the house would realize that there is a locked room. As she had no key to open it to kick and take the computer tower.
In all three towers were stolen computer without monitors, three laptops, cell 9 and documents of interest for our organization and accounting documents, databases, photographs and equipment virtual radio transmission.
threatens us is leaving, we had to wait 20 minutes. During this time quietly and we contacted the police who arrived at our home 20 minutes later and is otherwise a motor bike was a pear us to control the slightest expression of alertness.
appreciate the support that night we had from the Secretary of Government who worked together in the mission of our Foundation. Likewise, the solidarity of human rights organizations were present. As Swiss organizations that support our work.
We on alert to other social organizations as well as its solidarity and support because we understand that this action does not follow a simple robbery but a political persecution violates the right to expression and social organization that guarantees the 1991 Constitution. These are the consequences of irresponsibly point bar footballing youth as terrorist accusations from Congress, executives of professional soccer and the Government National as even to illegal groups through leaflets.
is not the first time we are confronted with an event like this. Three years ago, another group entered the house and stole computer equipment.
Juan Manuel Bermudez Foundation for seven years, has developed a management led to conflict resolution as an alternative for peace. In this sense, work with bars, with social projects in the city and the region as well as the development of educational processes, have drawn recognition in different areas related to its activity, social level.
Sincerely,
Fundación Juan Manuel Bermudez Nieto
An act of peace to young people live.
Stamina, soccer and Freedom: Social Barrismo
