![Luis 'Mane' Díaz, father of the soccer player Luis Díaz, along with members of the Colombian Episcopal Conference, after being released by the ELN on Thursday, November 9.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JOU4VB3RSJHKZBT66FHGDHZF5A.jpg?auth=fb2d277d5dd03c78c9210d72339eb4cdf7852651220e774e5e7e691e2bc42c20&width=414&height=233&focal=496%2C192)
Kidnapping in Colombia: The return of the great national trauma
The ELN guerrilla organization refuses to renounce a practice that has affected more than 50,000 victims in recent decades
The ELN guerrilla organization refuses to renounce a practice that has affected more than 50,000 victims in recent decades
Diaz appealed for his father ‘s release after scoring for Liverpool in a Premier League soccer match, revealing a T-shirt saying “Freedom for Papa” in Spanish