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End Extraditions that Impede Peace Negotiations in Colombia: Allow Participation of Ricardo Palmera

CLICK HERE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING FOUR STEPS HE CAN TAKE TO SUPPORT PEACE IN COLOMBIA

We are United States residents and citizens hopeful for the prospect of peace talks to end almost five decades of civil war in Colombia. We call on our government to welcome and not block this process. Specifically, we call on the administration of President Barack Obama to:

  1. Release Ricardo Palmera aka Simón Trinidad from the Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado so that he can fulfill his role as one of the FARC’s three primary negotiators in peace talks. Professor Palmera was a negotiator in past peace talks for the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia).
  1. End the extradition of FARC insurgents to the US, a practice that directly interferes with the peace process and Colombian sovereignty.
  1. End the extradition of all Colombians, including members of paramilitary organizations, a practice used by the U.S. government to “white wash” leaders of death squads, interfering with ongoing investigations into connections between pro-government death squads and Colombian politicians.
  2. We also call for an immediate end to the inhumane practice of solitary confinement for Ricardo Palmera, held in isolation for eight years, and the more than 81,000 inmates held under similar conditions in US prisons.
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