Solidarity Collective | Latin America Analysis

Five Indigenous Garifuna Defenders Kidnapped and the Fight to Bring them Home Alive

7/24/2020 by: Corie Welch On Saturday morning at 5 am, a group of 4 x 4 vehicles arrived in the community of Triunfo de la Cruz. Heavily...

JUSTICE FOR MARIO PACIOLLA

It is with great indignation that we join many other organizations working to defend peace and human rights around the world to demand a...

At Least Seven Campesinos Killed by U.S.-Backed Forces as U.S. Pushes for New "War on Drugs"

On July 3rd, members of the U.S.-backed, Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police began forcibly eradicating coca plants in the community of La Ca...

NYT Blames “Gangs” for the Assassination of Colombia’s Human Rights Defenders, Downplays US Role

The New York Times (5/8/20) published an article describing the recent scandal involving illegal surveillance of journalists, human right...

Take action now to protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders during COVID-19

Unfortunately, bad news continues to come out of Colombia. It is currently the most dangerous country in the world for human rights defen...

Statement in Solidarity with Communities Demanding Justice for George Floyd

The Solidarity Collective wholeheartedly supports and stands in solidarity with communities rising up in protest across the country to de...

U.S Sends Troops to Fight Unarmed Poor People in Colombia

The United States Army is deploying a “company-sized” Special Forces team to support and advise Colombian anti-narcotics operations begin...

Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Condemns Trump Administration's Charges Against Cuba

On May 12, 2020, the U.S. State Department announced that Cuba, among other countries, would be certified as “not cooperating fully”

One killed, Three Injured as U.S-backed Colombian Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters

According to the Campesino Association of Catatumbo (ASCAMCAT), members of the U.S-backed Colombian Army opened fire against unarmed prot...

Death Threats and Attacks Against Community Leader and Human Rights Defender, Juan Martinez

Read Original Spanish Version Here On the morning of May 11th, social leader, human rights defender and member of the board of directors ...

Colombian Indigenous Communities Call for Cerrejón to Stop Redirecting Scarce Water Resources

On 5 May 2020, Anglo American, a London listed multinational mining company (MNC) will hold their Annual Shareholders Meeting behind clos...

La Lucha Colectiva por la Madre Tierra

Por Quin Galvin Antes de salir de casa para embarcar en una delegación con el Colectivo Acción Permanente por la Paz a Colombia, "Enfren...

Forced Eradications Continue Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Originally published by Contagio Radio Despite the isolation measures implemented across Colombia by President Ivan Duque to deal with th...

Internally Displaced Indigenous Peoples Denounce Re-victimization and Exclusion During Quarantine

By Mesa de Pueblos Indigenas Victimas del Conflicto Armado en Bogota In the face of institutional abandonment, the indigenous peoples vic...

Collective Work for Mother Earth

By Quin Galvin Before leaving home to embark on a Solidarity Collective trip to Colombia, “Confronting Climate Change and Building Peace:...

Capital over People: Deportations continue to Honduras amidst COVID-19 health crisis

By: Corie Welch On Saturday afternoon, I sat in disbelief at my kitchen table in El Progreso, as I listened to a voice message saying, “T...

COVID-19 Crisis in Honduras: What it Means for our WfP-SC Team and Partners on the Ground

By Corie Welch On Sunday night, I made the extremely difficult decision to leave Honduras and return to the United States to continue my w...

At Least Two Killed and One Injured in Northern Cauca as Attacks on Campesinos Continue in Impunity

Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Condemns the recent attacks against Campesino organizers and human rights defenders in Miranda, C...

The True Cost of Flowers: Labor Practices in Colombia's Flower Industry

In Colombia, there are approximately 400 companies that produce cut flowers for export, occupying about 17,000 acres of land. Seventy-thr...

A Pocket of Resistance in Colombia's Countryside: Campesino Alternatives in Northern Cauca

Last week, our Colombia International Team, along with New England regional organizer Lee Schlenker, accompanied Leider Valencia of COCCAM

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