Free Colombian Political Prisoners
There are currently hundreds of political prisoners in Colombia's jails.
They include numerous trade unionists, student activists, community and indigenous leaders, human rights defenders and academics - all imprisoned for their opposition to the Colombian regime. Most are jailed without trial, though in the few cases in which people are convicted they often face up to 40 years in prison for 'rebellion' - a trumped-up charge that the authorities use against their opponents.Political prisoners are kept in appalling conditions in overcrowded jails and are often denied medical attention, exercise time and educational opportunities. Many are tortured when first arrested. In women’s prisons, children under the age of three are imprisoned with their mothers - but when they reach three they are taken away and sometimes put into the appalling Colombian 'care' system.
The regime is clearly trying to silence people by locking them up.
Justice for colombia is currently campaigning on six prisoners
goto http://www.justiceforcolombia.org/campaigns/prisoners/
for biographies
and to send a postcard to the Foreign secretary press here