Our Charter :

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Adhesion to the following charter is the only condition required to be part of our network

• Our goal is the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and the other hostages; 

• We defend Human Rights and Democracy and we should not get involved with organizations or individuals who do not share these values. . Specifically, we are fighting for : 

  • an effective peace process in Colombia; 

  • the liberation of all detained people 

  • the respect of Human and Children’s Rights 

  • the end of impunity for authors, instigators and accomplices of Human Rights violations and massacres of civilian population, whoever they are and whichever organization they belong to 

  • the installation of an effective Rule of Law in Colombia 

• We do not support any political party in particular (nor in Colombia, nor elsewhere) and our movement has to be clearly separated from politics. We are fighting for the liberation  of Ingrid, Clara, and the other detained people,  without taking a stance on their ideas or the organisations to which they belong

• We are not bound to any religious or philosophical organization 

• We want to show our active support with members of the families of Ingrid, Clara and the other hostages but we work independently from any private or familial interest of any family.

In order to be more effective in our actions,
The members and officials undertake:

• To establish effective contacts with local media and elected representatives of the 'district' they cover (town, village or county), to inform them regularly about the situation of Ingrid and the other hostages, and to ask for their support;

• To concentrate their initiatives on collective actions (information campaign, "Honorary Citizen" and the "Aeropostale-3000") and to participate as far as possible in activities recommended from time to time by the co-ordinating committee*;.

• To consult with the co-ordinating committee* before undertaking actions that involve national politicians, official representatives of Colombia or national media, as well as activities the scope of which extends beyond the 'territory' they cover;

• To establish the greatest coordination possible with all the other committees in the network by undertaking united rather than isolated actions;

• To share all sources of information or contacts that could be useful to the network;

• To help to strengthen the network of committees in the country or in other countries when the opportunity arises.

If you agree to adhere to this charter, please click on "I accept" to display the enrolment form 

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* In the case of the International Federation of the Ingrid Betancourt Committees, the role of co-ordination is carried out by the Administrative Council.