Justice for Colombia

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"Justice for Colombia (JFC) is a British NGO that campaigns for human rights, workers' rights and the search for peace with social justice in Colombia. Established in 2002 by the British trade union movement, JFC was created in response to the appalling human rights crisis in Colombia, and particularly the abuses committed against trade unionists and other civil society actors. " [1]

"The President of Justice for Colombia is Brendan Barber, the General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) which represents nearly seven million working people. Brendan was one of the founders of JFC and has visited Colombia.

"We have three Vice-Presidents, all of whom have also visited Colombia:

  • Tony Lloyd MP, the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central who is also the Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party and a former Foreign Office Minister;
  • Richard Howitt MEP, a Labour Member of the European Parliament representing the East of England who is also the Vice-Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the European Parliament and the Labour European spokesman on Foreign Affairs.
  • Frances O'Grady, the Deputy General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Management Committee

Accessed July 2012: [2]

Non-voting members of the Committee are

  • Brendan Barber the President of Justice for Colombia and the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)
  • Liam Craig-Best the Secretary of the Committee
  • Richard Howitt MEP a Vice-President of Justice for Colombia and a Labour Member of the European Parliament
  • Tony Lloyd MP a Vice-President of Justice for Colombia and a Labour Member of the Parliament
  • Frances O'Grady a Vice-President of Justice for Colombia and the Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Contact

Web: http://www.justiceforcolombia.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

References

  1. Justice for Colombia About, organizational web page, accessed July 4, 2012.
  2. Justice for Colombia Management Committee, organizational web page, accessed July 4, 2012.

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