Costa Rica Joins
Worldwide March Against
Colombian Rebels
Costa Ricans today will
be part of the worldwide
march "One Million
Voices Against the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)",
which is meant as a call
to the rebel army to lay
down its weapons and
release all its
hostages.
The march in Costa Rica
will be held in downtown
San José.
According to the
newswire service
ACAN-EFE, the aim is to
demonstrate the
repudiation of the pain
and suffering caused by
the FARC and to call the
attention of all the
people around the world
to its indifference,
said María Fernanda
Gualdrón, Costa Rica
based organizer.
Some 1.000 Colombians
are others are expected
to take part in the
march in San José,
gathering at 10:20am at
the Parque de las
Garantías Sociales.
Similar marches are
expected in 100 cities
around the world as they
let their voices heard.
According to Gualdrón,
the marchers in Costa
Rica are expected to
sing the Colombian
national anthem and say
a collective prayer for
the hostages and for
peace.
The march is to raise
awareness of the more
than 40 hostages whom
the FARC seek to
exchange for hundreds of
rebels held in Colombian
prisons.
Ahead of the protest,
the FARC has announced
that it will be
releasing three
hostages, held for more
than six years, due to
their health. The
Associated Press reports
that Gloria Polanco,
Luis Edadio Perez and
Orlando Beltran will be
soon released, though no
date has been announced. |
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