AUGUST 19, 2010
Sister of Mercy Participates in Vigil at Military Base in Colombia
On August 4, 2010, nine U.
S.
human rights activists,
including Sister Moira Kenny (South Central), held a
vigil at the Tolemaida Military Base in Colombia
holding a...
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AUGUST 19, 2010
Sister of Mercy Participates in Vigil at Military Base in Colombia
On August 4, 2010, nine U.
S.
human rights activists,
including Sister Moira Kenny (South Central), held a
vigil at the Tolemaida Military Base in Colombia
holding a 12-foot banner that read "U.
S.
Military Out of
Colombia.
"
According to the SOA Watch website, this military base
is one of seven Colombian bases to which the U.
S.
has
access under the U.
S.
-Colombia Defense Cooperation
Agreement, which was signed last year with opposition
by Colombian and International human rights groups.
Plans for the use of these bases by the U.
S.
military is
drawing deep concern across the Americas.
Visit http://www.
soaw.
org/about-us/partnership-america-latina/212-delegations/3473-breaking-news-formerprisoners-of-conscience-take-protest-to-military-base-in-colombia for the latest updates on this situation and to
read the press statement, bios and more information on this vigil.
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