Families of thousands of missing people in Norte de Santander

Dozens of families of people missing in the context of the armed conflict in Norte de Santander continue to wait for answers to the whereabouts of their loved ones.,who were last seen in border municipalities and themetropolitan area of ​​Cúcuta.

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According to figures from theProgresar Foundationin recent years about5,000People have been declared missing by armed actors who commit crimes throughout the department.

However, relatives of people who disappeared in the context of the armed conflict assure that there is a greatuniverse of families that have not made their cases known to the competent authorities,which leaves them outside of any benefit from the State.

This taking into account that the actions of several of these groupsThey have constantly intimidated these people,preventing them from making the respective complaints to the Prosecutor’s Office and the investigation entities.

Rut Cotamo Coronado, social leader of the Juan Frío districtin Villa del Rosario and representative of the subject of collective reparation stated that this generates concern about the possibility of losing benefits from the State.

“Violence continues in the territories throughout the department, to the point that there are families who, for fear of reprisals, did not make their respective complaints; In addition, of revictimization and reliving their sad stories; “So far, the few who have been motivated are beginning to do the same, in the midst of fear.”

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On the other hand, they have stated that they are waiting for progress in the processes of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace that will allowSalvatore Mancusoformer paramilitary chief deliver information on the location of at least2,000 bodies buried on the border between Colombia and Venezuelaregistered as missing in the framework of the armed conflict in the region.