WEB FORUM CINEMA: DOCUMENTARY THE FACES OF HORROR “FOR THE MEMORY OF PEOPLE”

In the context of the armed conflict in Colombia, members of the Colombian army murdered innocent civilians and presented them as guerrillas killed in combat in exchange for promotions and rewards. Most of these cases occurred in the government of former President Uribe when Juan Manuel Santos was his Minister of Defense. This death campaign is known as the “false positives” and the number of victims ranges from 3,000 according to the FIDH report but can reach 10,000 according to a study published in The Guardian. This CINE FORUM WEB supports the struggles of the mothers and families of some of these young people and people, who have been fighting for truth, justice and guarantees of non-repetition for more than 10 years and the role of the journalist / documentarian, in the fight for the truth, justice and no repetition. Omar Vásquez and Melissa de La Hoz Journalists and directors of the documentary “Las Caras del Horror” will be part of this dialogue. “The Faces of Horror” brings to the fore the rampant violence that the vast majority of Colombians consider just an anecdote. This documentary, with sensitivity and courage, discovers the issue of so-called “false positives”, while reminding the viewer of the enormous distance between the public and the media. And without renouncing the testimonies of journalists and relevant politicians, it denounces the impunity that continues to be the greatest accomplice of crime. Sign up for the webinar and listen to mothers and their truth and join the fight for truth and justice! Registration on the ZOOM platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EqJGEdH5QnOn0UaUv0S6fg PANELISTS Omar Vásquez and Melissa de la Hoz Journalists @Winners in the 2014 Simón Bolívar Award for the young journalist They are the directors of the documentary “Las Caras del Horror” which earned them the Simón Bolívar National Prize for Journalism. This excellent journalistic and audiovisual work seeks to recall and highlight the impunity in the systematic murders known as “false positives”, as well as to give you to the mothers of the victims who today continue to fight for truth and justice. Omar is a social communicator, journalist, audiovisual producer, researcher, content editor, presenter on Colombian television. Melissa is a journalist, audiovisual producer and documentary maker. Jackeline Castillo President @MAFAPO – Foundation Mothers Victims of False Positives President of the MAFAPO Foundation (Mothers Victims of False Positives) and some mothers who are part of MAFAPO. We will have the opportunity to learn, first-hand, from the experiences of these courageous women, tireless in their fight for justice, for the truth and to put an end to extrajudicial executions in Colombia.

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