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PAN Y PAZ Bread and Peace Ave. 32# 14-18 Bogotá, Colombia Tel. 245-2256; 245- 8341 e-mail: |
Letter to armed actors to be published in Colombian Newspapers
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace and Cease Fire proclaimed by the United Nations for the 21st of September, we respectfully request that the President of Colombia as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Colombia, the Commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- FARC-EP, the Commander of the National Liberation Army-ELN, and the Commander of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia-AUC observe a cease fire for 24 hours on the 21st of September.We also invite the Colombian population to consciously practice active nonviolence in all their relations during the same 24 hours.
"Twenty-four hours… to allow all those engaged in conflict to reconsider the wisdom of further violence." Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General
Peter Stucky, President
Mennonite Church of Colombia
Ricardo Esquivia B., Director
Commission of Restoration, Life and Peace
Counsel of Protestant Churches of Colombia- CEDECOL