"As women we're able to resist with our bodies" Women's resistance to violence in Colombia
By Jessica Garcia Translation: Pambana Gutto Bassett For more than a year, countless forced displacements have been carried out across the...
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- Mar 15
- 3 min
Resistance in the face of oblivion and indifference
Hundreds of forcibly displaced Indigenous families in Bogotá continue to demand a comprehensive response from the Colombian government....
- Sep 12, 2022
- 6 min
After 11 years of resistance, injured GM workers still awaiting a response from the United States
By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On August 2, 2011, the Association of Injured and Former Workers of General Motors Colmotores (ASOTRECOL) set up a...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 6 min
Colombia Presidential Elections 2022 - Runoff for the Government of Life
By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On June 19, 2022, for the first time in its contemporary history, Colombia makes a government shift to the...
- Jun 2, 2022
- 3 min
Colombia's First Round Presidential Elections - Not Enough for Change
By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On Sunday, May 29, 2022, the first round of the Presidential Elections was held in Colombia. The left-leaning...
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
The Extradition of “Otoniel” to the United States is a Recipe for Impunity
The U.S. celebrated the extradition as a victory in their effort to dismantle drug trafficking. In reality, the only thing it is...
- Mar 9, 2022
- 5 min
State Repression and Militarization in Post-Peace Accords Colombia
By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On January 25, the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque, signed into law the widely-rejected Citizen...
- Jun 3, 2021
- 9 min
Popular Resistance in the Age of Neoliberal War: The Case of Colombia
By Evan King and Pambana Gutto Bassett Since April 28th hundreds of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to demand the end...
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Colombia's National Police Running "Chop Houses" and Mass Graves to Disappear Victims
Original in Spanish by Contagio Radio According to the Justice and Peace Commission, there have been numerous testimonies pointing to the...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Naya River Reportback
The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Colombia team shares their experiences in the Naya River.
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Urgent Action: Social Leader, Maria Eugenia Mosquera, Under Threat
The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective expresses solidarity with Colombian Social Leader, Human Rights defender, and partner María...
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
Paramilitaries Threaten Brink’s Workers in Bogotá
By Cruz Bonlarron Martinez The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective recently received reports that Brink’s workers affiliated with the...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Colombian Human Rights Defender, Leider Valencia, is Under Threat
The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective was just informed about a serious threat against the life of Colombian Social Leader, Human...
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Drummond President on Trial for Alleged Paramilitary Ties
Current Drummond President, José Miguel Linares, and the former president, Augusto Jiménez, are being charged by the Colombian Attorney
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
The Hidden Pandemic: How U.S. Arms Sales Have Fueled Decades of Violence in Latin America
In 2017, following the fraudulent re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, Hondurans took to the street to demand justice and the...
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Ghost of the Black Eagles: The Invisible Face of Politicide in Colombia
In the past few months, a number of threatening pamphlets, signed by the paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras”
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
U.S.-backed Anti-Narcotics Police Attack Indigenous Community
On Monday November 30th, helicopters buzzed atop the Nasa Indigenous community of El Descanso, in the Southern department of Putumayo.
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
5 Dead and 80 More Injured as Police Open Fire into Crowds of Protesters in Colombia
On Wednesday September 10th, after unarmed lawyer Javier Ordoñez was murdered by police, protesters took to the streets in cities across...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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