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PBI-Colombia has posted:
“We accompanied @credhos_paz [the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights] in the Community of Guayabo, Puerto Wilches, Santander, in workshops with victims on Restorative Justice in the framework of the JEP [Special Jurisdiction for Peace]. The JEP accredits the associations AGROPEGU [Agricultural and Fisheries Association – Guayabo and Bella Unión Community] and the Community Action Board JAPROLASAN of Guayabo as collective victim in case 08.”
CREDHOS has also tweeted:
“We are excited to announce that the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, accredits the Guayabo Community; represented by the peasant associations AGROPEGU and the JAPROLASAN Community Action Board…
…who are located in the northern part of Puerto Wilches, in the department of Santander. This action vindicates the legacy of struggle and resistance of the Peasant and Fishing community, who have faced different damages and impacts within the framework of the conflict.”
What is macro-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 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.”
MSN also explains: “It addresses the alliances between members of the security forces and paramilitary groups to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes against the civilian population. Homicides, massacres, forced displacement, forced disappearance, torture, threats, sexual and gender-based violence, murders, massacres and land dispossession.”
And Caracol highlights: “Alliances between members of the security forces and paramilitary groups to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes against the civilian population will be addressed.”
How many people impacted by Case 08?
Semana has previously reported: “In this case alone, more than 70,000 victimizing events are concentrated, of which more than 15,000 are attributed to the Public Force, then another figure to State agents. The total number of alleged perpetrators who will be investigated, according to the president of the JEP, Eduardo Cifuentes, is more than 2800 people.”
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.”
The JEP webpage on “Caso 08” can be read here.
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PBI-Colombia has accompanied CREDHOS since 1994.
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