San José de Apartadó massacre
| San José de Apartadó massacre | |
|---|---|
small arms | |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Perpetrators |  Colombian Army AUC |
The San José de Apartadó massacre was a massacre of five adults and three children near the small
Military of Colombia and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia between February 21–22, 2005.[1]
The Community was established on Palm Sunday, March 1997, the villagers declaring themselves neutral in the
Colombian armed conflict
.
On November 23, 2007, the
Colombian National Army Captain, Guillermo Armando Gordillo Sánchez, accused of being the mastermind and perpetrator of the San José de Apartadó massacre. Gordillo-Sánchez was in charge of the unit assigned to the 17th Brigade of the Colombian National Army.[2] On July 18, 2008, the Attorney General signed the complaint against nine military officials for grave violations of human rights and facilitation of the incursion of the United Self-Defense Forces, who carried out the massacre.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Peace Village San Jose
- ^ (in Spanish) El Espectador: Ordenan captura de un militar por masacre de San José de Apartadó
- ^ "Verdades de la masacre de San José de Apartadó" (in Spanish). elespectador.com. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
External links
- sos-sanjose.org
- Colombiasupport.com: San José de Apartadó massacre report
- Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó (in Spanish)
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (accompanies the community, there immediately after the massacre)
- Peace Brigades (accompanies the community, there immediately after the massacre)
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