Yanette Bautista is Nydia Érika Bautista’s sister. In 1987, Nydia was tortured and disappeared in Bogotá during an operation carried out by Army Brigades III and XX. Since then, Yanette Bautista and her family have not faltered, not even for a minute, in their search for justice Continue reading 2007: Returning from exile
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“Not Alive or Dead: Disappeared”
Enforced disappearance is an international crime, a human rights violation, an endless tragedy, and permanent pain. The family member of a disappeared person will always know exactly how many days their loved one has been absent, and each day they imagine possible and impossible scenarios. Continue reading “Not Alive or Dead: Disappeared”
“We don’t do this work because of an ideology, we do it out of love, a love that is politicised and has a social conscience”: Yanette Bautista
It was a Saturday morning when the first person arrived at the office of the Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation (Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista – FNEB) and found the glass from the windows smashed into pieces all over the floor. That morning, Continue reading “We don’t do this work because of an ideology, we do it out of love, a love that is politicised and has a social conscience”: Yanette Bautista
FNEB: 2014 – 2015
Among the most severe attacks against the Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation (FNEB) between 2014 and 2015, the following are worthy of note: Continue reading FNEB: 2014 – 2015