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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 political left, giving way to the "Government of the People, the Government of the No ones, the Government of Life", in the words of the President and Vice President-elect. Results Final election results in the 2022 Presidential Elections in Colombia In the second presidential election following the signing of the Peace Accord in 2016, Colombians h

Jun 23, 20226 min read

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 dismantling is victims’ right to the truth. By Evan King Fransisco Miguel Soto Lopez, a 54 year-old plantain seller from the department of Cordoba in northwestern Colombia, was on his way to the town’s central market when suddenly two armed men arrived on a motorcycle. The men were members of the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), a

May 13, 20224 min read

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.

Dec 2, 20202 min read

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 beginning June 1, 2020. Essentially, they are helping Colombian security forces fight unarmed campesinos by destroying over 235,000 families' only form of subsistence, growing coca leaf. All of this in the midst of a global pandemic. According to the U.S Army’s Southern Command, “the team will work with host units in areas designated by the Colom

Jun 2, 20205 min read

Unsafe Third: Failure and Hypocrisy of the Asylum Cooperation Agreement

By Corie Welch On January 7 the body of Cinthia Abigail Fernandez , a young woman from northern Honduras, was found in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. In an attempt to seek a better life, Cinthia reached the southern border of the United States to apply for asylum, but was denied entrance and instead sent back to Guatemala. Now, her family mourns the loss of Cinthia after her tragic murder. Asylum Cooperation Agreement - Trump’s latest deterrence strategy Unfortunately, the denial

Jan 17, 20206 min read