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GM Workers Enter 4th Week on Hunger Strike with Growing International Support
By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Dozens of people protested in front of GM’s headquarters in Detroit last week, outraged at the company’s...
Aug 21, 20123 min read
Labor Action Plan Monitoring Report
This is a Labor Action Plan Monitoring report done by Witness for Peace delegates and International Team this past July. It includes the...
Aug 13, 201211 min read
Fired GM Workers Commemorate Protest’s Anniversary with Hunger Strike
By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Minutes before he started to sew his mouth shut, Jorge Parra explained his rationale to me: “Essentially GM...
Aug 3, 20123 min read
Caño Manso Reclaimed its Collective Territory, but Security Concerns Persist
By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Team Colombians often refer to their country as one of laws but without law enforcement. For communities...
Aug 1, 20124 min read
Gold Rush in Colombia: Part 1
by Amanda Tello Colombia is one of the most bio-diverse, resource-abundant countries in the world. Home to the Amazon rainforest, the...
Jul 6, 20126 min read
The DEA killed the Hopes of Hasked Brooks Wood
Ahúas, Gracias a Dios Wednesday, May 23, 2012 By: defensoresenlinea.com Translation by the Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the...
May 23, 20123 min read
Severe Injuries Suffered By Victims On Boat Attacked By DEA Agents
La Ceiba, Atlantida By: defensoresenlinea.com Translation by the Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the original version in Spanish...
May 23, 20124 min read
Car Bomb Explodes in Bogotá as Trade Accord Begins
By Austin Robles, WFP Colombia When I left the United States to do human rights work in Colombia, I knew the risks of entering the...
May 21, 20123 min read
Verification Mission: Illicit Coca Crops Endangering Collective Land Rights
By Austin Robles, WFP Colombia This is the final installment of Witness’s February trip to Urabá (find links to past posts here and...
May 9, 20123 min read
Estamos Hasta la Madre! Voices from Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity
By Witness for Peace Mexico Team “I’ve been looking for my son for a year and one month! Do those of you who haven’t lost a child know...
May 4, 20123 min read
Drug Policy and its Consequences: Summit of the Americas
During the Summit of the Americas this month, leaders from the Americas came together to discuss pressing issues in the region. One of...
Apr 23, 20122 min read
Voices from the People’s Summit
By WFP Colombia Team As Presidents from across the Americas were getting set to gather for the Summit of the Americas April 14-15, social...
Apr 18, 20121 min read
The Summit of the People
by the Witness for Peace Colombia team In the video below, Witness for Peace gives a preview of the Summit of the People, a...
Apr 2, 20121 min read
“We do it knowing what can happen”, Interview with Gilda, Honduran Journalist Under Threat
Honduras is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. On March 11th, Honduran Journalist Fausto Evelio Valle was...
Mar 21, 20124 min read
Learning from Social Movements in Honduras
“Estos brazos que no me dan, que no me dan…” (“Oh my achin’ arms, my achin’ arms.”) The song was stuck in my head all weekend,...
Mar 1, 20122 min read
Standing Up for Human Rights in the Bajo Aguan
This past Sunday marked the end of an incredible demonstration of solidarity with the people of the Bajo Aguan. The International Human...
Feb 23, 20122 min read
UN Rapporteur Addresses Human Rights Crisis in Honduras
“I am worried by the level of violence that affects people who peacefully claim their economic and social rights, including the right to...
Feb 16, 20122 min read
The Truth Commission vs. the True Commission: a report from Witness for Peace in Honduras
By Brooke Denmark International Team – Nicaragua Witness for Peace The official Honduran Truth Commission has finished its investigations...
Mar 22, 20112 min read
New Report Links U.S. Aid to Human Rights Violations in Colombia
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has released a new report on U.S. military assistance to Colombia and its association with human...
Aug 24, 20101 min read
Human Rights Backlog Illustrate Concerns about a Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Colombia
By Denny Scott The Washington Post recently commented on the startling backlog of Colombian human rights cases. Our congressional...
Aug 5, 20102 min read
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