Hundreds of people gathered in El Salado (Bolívar department) to pay homage and bid farewell to eight friends and relatives who were killed during the paramilitary massacre occurred in February 2000. The names of the victims are Dora Torres, Víctor Segundo Arias Julio, Euclides Rafael Torres Zabala, Ever Urueta Castaño, Jairo Alfonso Alvis Garrido, Justiniano Pedrozo, Luis Pablo Redondo, and Rosmira Helena Torres.

Hundreds of people gathered in El Salado (Bolívar department) to pay homage and bid farewell to eight friends and relatives who were killed during the paramilitary massacre occurred in February 2000. The names of the victims are Dora Torres, Víctor Segundo Arias Julio, Euclides Rafael Torres Zabala, Ever Urueta Castaño, Jairo Alfonso Alvis Garrido, Justiniano Pedrozo, Luis Pablo Redondo, and Rosmira Helena Torres.

The event started on Saturday, when the Victims Unit provided psychosocial support for the relatives. ‘This is a moment to be close to the families, to know their emotional status, to know their situation, and to be able to prepare them before the Prosecutor Office’s technical-scientific explanation, and then the delivery of the remains. It is foremost a moment to dignify the memories of their beloved ones,’ said Mariana Sáenz, of the Victims Unit’s psychosocial team.

• For more information (in Spanish), please visit: http://www.unidadvictimas.gov.co/es/reparaci%C3%B3n/el-salado-despidi%C3%B3-sus-muertos/13287