We, the undersigned organizations and trade unions, are writing to express our support for the legitimate work of PAX and other NGOs, human rights defenders and victims' organizations in the coal-mining region of Cesar, Colombia...[W]e sincerely regret the fact that false and derogatory statements are being made against the legitimate work of NGOs and human rights defenders who have always promoted a respectable, non-­‐litigious approach to a collective reconciliation process...These legal accusations are a serious obstacle to future dialogue and reconciliation in Cesar.