Father Javier Giraldo, Known for Leading the Search for the Remains of Camilo Torres and His Defense of Human Rights, Died
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At 82 years of age in the San Ignacio hospital in Bogotá, Jesuit priest Javier Giraldo, one of the most important figures in the human rights movement and the victims of the country, died. The news was confirmed by his congregation in the last hours. Trusted in the promise of the Resurrection, we announced with sadness the death of Fr. Javier Giraldo Moreno, SJ, who today departed to the Father's house.He was 82 years old, 61 years old in the So…
The Colombian Jesuit priest was recognized for his defense of victims of violence, his denunciation of paramilitary crimes in the conflict, and for his work to recover and identify the lost remains of the revolutionary priest.
Historical Pact Senator Ivan Cepeda confirmed the priest’s death and lamented his departure, assuring that “he will live forever in our memory”
Giraldo documented more than 200 crimes committed against members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, in the Urabá, including the 2005 massacre, in which the leader Luis Eduardo Guerra and several members of his family were killed.
The father died at the Hospital San Ignacio, where he was interned after suffering a fall in his home. He dedicated more than 30 years to defending human rights The article He was the priest Javier Giraldo, a Jesuit who became obsessed with finding the remains of the priest Camilo Torres was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, voices and news from Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
After several days in hospital, after suffering a serious fall, Javier Giraldo Moreno, Jesuit priest, who embraced the cause of peace in his ministry,
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