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Title: Humberto Pena Taylor Author: Anarchist Communist Federation Date: 1996 Language: en Topics: Colombia, police brutality, Organise! Source: Retrieved on May 13, 2013 from https://web.archive.org/web/20130514011405/http://www.afed.org.uk/org/issue44/colombia.html Notes: Published in Organise! Issue 44 — Autumn/Winter 1996.
In May 1995, Humberto Pena Taylor was murdered in the campus of the
Universidad Nacional (the National University) in Bogota , Colombia.
Humberto was a member of a libertarian collective, which has been
engaged in the struggle against the authorities, and particularly
against the privatisation of education and the establishment of
neo-liberalism. He was a staunch advocate of direct action, and put his
faith in the ability of ordinary people to liberate themselves. He was
known as a forceful speaker and a committed activist who was prepared to
stand up to oppression in any way necessary. At the time of his death he
was studying law.
In recent years, over 200 students and teachers have been murdered in
Colombia for opposing the government and it’s policies. In many of these
cases, state security agents have been implicated in the deaths. Nobody
has been charged with the killing of Humberto, and there is varying
speculation as to who could have been responsible. What is clear is that
these assassins are operating with impunity.
There are currently many forces of oppression operating in Colombia,
from the government, to the drug cartels, and including the likes of the
USA’s Drug Enforcement Administration. In the face of the widespread
repression being perpetrated by these people it is to the immense credit
of libertarians, people like Humberto, that they keep struggling for
freedom, and fighting repression.
The ACF would like to send a message of support to our comrades in
Colombia and wish them ultimate victory in our struggle. We would also
like to send our sympathies to the friends and family of Humberto Pe(a
Taylor, and to all those who have suffered similar losses in Colombia.
We know the struggle will continue!