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Solidarity with Political Prisoners  Committee Foundation, CSPP The Solidarity with Political Prisoners Committee Foundation is a non-governmental Human Rights organization, legally recognized by the state and registered in 1973. Its creation was the initiative of social organizations and individuals concerned about the rights of people detained for political motives. Since it was established, the Committee has carried out campaigns to promote and educate on human rights in many regions of the country. These campaigns have been targeted at a variety of social sectors, principally those most vulnerable. The aim of these campaigns is to confront all forms of political persecution. The Committee has thus contributed to the diffusion of mechanisms to protect fundamental rights and the ways in which communities can make adequate use of them. The CSPP Foundation has gained wide experience in the defense of Human Rights, in filing and handling reports about acts which threaten or infringe the fundamental rights to life, liberty and personal integrity, in taking emergency measures, in issuing public denunciations, in following procedures with the authorities responsible, and in lodging appeals. In recent years, in addition to its work of making demands and filing complaints with the authorities, the Foundation has entered into dialogue with the state through the handling of specific cases and the presentation and discussion of policy proposals for the protection of human rights. It has also taken part in governmental and non-governmental joint commissions. After 23 years of uninterrupted work defending human dignity, the CSPP Foundation has earned recognition from numerous social and human rights organizations, international non-governmental and intergovernmental bodies, and state offices. Colombian Municipalities Federation The Colombian Municipalities Federation is an organization joining the 1,090 municipalities of Colombia together. Its objectives are to defend their collective rights and interests, and to represent them with the authorities and the private sector, both nationally and internationally. It supports and promotes descentralization and local government autonomy, and stands for ideological pluralism and the strengthening of democracy. It advocates respect for human rights, and calls for the defense of mayors’ lives and for an immediate end of attacks against towns. As part of its activities, the Colombian Municipalities Federation has established a Mayors for Peace Special Commission, CESPAZ, to promote the participation of mayors in the peace process, in such matters of the agenda as public order, security, and social harmony.