One of the ways the Colombian government has been repressing human rights activist is by falsely charging them with "rebellion." Furthermore, The charge "rebellion" is overly general and with my understanding a simple public denouncement of the Colombian government, a person could find the police knocking on their door.
Just to give you an idea about how wide spread this type of repression is, here are some people that have been charged with "rebellion" that we know from our small region. It is important to note that these individuals continue to work for human rights in Colombia even though their lives are threaten by the state.
1) The Farmers Association of the Cimitarra River Valley (ACVC): six leaders spent more then 17 months in prison before being released without charges. You can check out this interview with Miguel Angel Gonzalez Huepal by the Internation peace observatory.
2) The Fedeagromisobol: Leaders have been charged and imprisoned.
3) CREHDOS: Currently there are charges against a leader in this organization.
4) Also a good friend of ours Principe Gabriel Gonzalez:
here is some information about Gabriel's case:
La Times article about Gabriel
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