Churches call on Obama to abandon "Plan Colombia"

[Judi Lynn]

Churches call on Obama to abandon "Plan Colombia"
By staff writers
9 Mar 2010

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged its members in the United States to lobby President Barack Obama for a change in the country’s attitude towards Colombia.

Saying that Colombia has “one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises”, the WCC called for “prayers and actions of concrete solidarity” from its member churches worldwide.

Meeting at Bossey in Switzerland, the WCC executive committee called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Colombia, the full respect of human rights and the cessation of the so called 'Plan Colombia'.

'Plan Colombia' is a package of financial aid and military assistance from the USA to Colombia’s right-wing government. Former US President George Bush justified it by emphasising the need to tackle drug production, but it is alleged that he was more concerned with suppressing armed left-wing groups in Latin America.

More:
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11462

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