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Reporter Without Borders
Colombia May 26 , 2005
H.E. Alvaro Uribe
President
Palacio de Narino
Despacho del Senor Presidente
Cra 8 #7-26
Bogotá , D.C.
Republic of Colombia
Fax: (011.57.1)) 286-7434
Your Excellency:
The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) writes to thank you for your quick condemnation of the recent threats against three prominent journalists.
In complimenting you on your timely statement regarding the threats against Hollman Morris, Daniel Coronell and Carlos Lozano, we join our colleagues in several concerned NGOs, including Human Rights Watch. However, we note that as far as we are aware, the perpetrators of the threats have not yet been brought to justice.
We ask Your Excellency to keep us informed of the progress of the investigation you promised on 17 May — as we believe the public arrest and prosecution of the instigators of the threats would show Your Excellency’s commitment to freedom of the press in all areas of your country.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
Respectfully yours,
Robert E. Sullivan
Larry Martz
Freedom of the Press Committee
cc :
Luis Alberto Moreno Mejia
Ambassador of Colombia to the U.S.A.
Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
2118 Leroy Place, NW
Washington , DC 20008
Fax: (202) 232-8643
Ambassador Luis Guillermo Giraldo
Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Colombia to the United Nations
140 West 57 Street, 5 th Floor
New York , NY 10022
Fax: (212) 371-2813
William Wood
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
Embassy of the United States of America
Carrera 45 #22D-45
Bogota , D.C.
Colombia
Fax: (011.57.1) 315-2197
Julio César Guzmán
Editor
El Tiempo
julguz@eltiempo.com.co
Luis Carlos Gómez
Editor
El Tiempo
gomlui@eltiempo.com.co
Martinez Ana Mercedes Gomez
Director
El Colombiano
AnaG@elcolombiano.com.co
Fernando Quijano Velasco
Editor
El Colombiano
Fernandog@elcolombiano.com.co