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December 02, 2012

Colombian women celebrate cease-fire

"Bogotá, November 19, 2012. We, the women of Ruta Pacífica, celebrate the announcement by the FARC of a cease-fire, which will begin tomorrow and last until January 20, 2013. We are convinced that this is the right decision to advance a path of peace and reconciliation, and that it will help to avoid more victims among the civilian population – the most affected by the armed conflict."

Press Release #14 – 2012

Today began the second phase of peace talks

We celebrate the announcement by the FARC of a cease-fire

Bogotá, November 19, 2012.

(Text continues)

"Once again, Ruta Pacífica reiterates its commitment to peace with the disarmament of words, and it calls for and demands the parties at the negotiating table not to get up until they sign an agreement to put an end to the armed conflict.

Today the negotiating teams begin discussions around the five points of the agenda: policies of comprehensive agrarian development, participation in politics, a solution to the problem of illicit drugs, the treatment of victims and the end of the conflict; we, the Women of Ruta Pacífica declare ourselves actors and observers in this negotiation and therefore we exhort the negotiators to accept the initiatives put forth by women and civil society.

The war is a disgrace, everyone to the table –

Political negotiation, now!

Translation: Leah Vincent

Received, with thanks, from.

womeninblack mailing list womeninblack(at)listas.nodo50.org http://listas.nodo50.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninblack this is the international WiB mailing-out list

 

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