Support to the tripartite transitional justice system of the 2016 peace accords (the Special Unit for the Search of Disappeared Persons, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, and activities related to the recommendations made by the Truth Commission). [...] The Frontier Command (Comandos de la Frontera) operates in the area as a part of the Second Marquetalia dissidents, in addition to the Carolina Ramírez Front of the EMC-FARC and other local criminal groups. [...] The Network for the Defense of Life and Human Rights and Cxhab Wala Kiwe, spokesperson from the Association of Indigenous Councils of North Cauca (Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Norte del Cauca, ACIN) denounces these violent acts and calls for an end to the aggressions and respect for life in the region. [...] The community calls for the Colombian president, armed actors, and the dialogue table (Mesa de diálogo) between the National Government and the ELN to take immediate action to confront the humanitarian violence and violation of civilian rights and autonomy in the Chocó region. [...] The community denounces the suffering of ethnic communities in Chocó caused by armed actors territorial disputes and the announcement of the ELN’s Armed Strike on the rivers of San Juan, Baudó, Bojayá and others, from February 10, 2024, which infringes physically and culturally on the communities’ rights.
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