CPTnet
17 May 2007
 NARINO, COLOMBIA UPDATE: April 2007

CPT Colombia members Suzanna Collerd and Julian Gutierrez continued to
accompany CAMAWARI--The Council of Awa Elders of Ricaurte in April. As part
of this accompaniment, they met with military leaders to reach an agreement
on indigenous exemption from mandatory military service. They also
participated in joint work with the organization UNIPA--Unity of the Awa
People--and the Human Rights Ombudsman of Nari