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...
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- Apr 18, 2012
- 1 min
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 2, 2012
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 21, 2012
- 4 min
“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 1, 2012
- 2 min
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,...
- Feb 23, 2012
- 2 min
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 16, 2012
- 2 min
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...
- Mar 22, 2011
- 2 min
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...
- Aug 24, 2010
- 1 min
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 5, 2010
- 2 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2010
- 4 min
Why the Merida Initiative Isn’t Working…and What We Can Do to Change it
by Stephanie Brewer, Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (CentroProdh) Recently, President Barack Obama announced his...
- Mar 8, 2010
- 5 min
“Don’t Close Your Eyes”: Honduran Journalist César Silva Speaks Out
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team César Omar Silva Rosales – a journalist, filmmaker and member of the Honduran...
- Mar 7, 2010
- 3 min
U.S. Military Bases and Colombia’s Displacement Crisis
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Snow and ice crunched under Marino Cordoba’s feet as he walked home last week. He pulled...
- Feb 23, 2010
- 4 min
Fleeing the Guns of Big Business
by the Colombia International Team Daira recalls her beloved village El Por Venir as a tight-knit community where people once moved...
- Feb 12, 2010
- 3 min
Courageous and Organized People
by Gail Phares, WFP Southeast Regional Organizer On January 22nd, I returned from a ten-day visit to Colombia. Our Witness for Peace...
- Feb 9, 2010
- 1 min
Memory as Resistance: Part 3
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer Last week Obama announced the 2011 aid request for Latin America, with a proposal for...
- Feb 8, 2010
- 2 min
Memory as Resistance: Part 2
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer I remember watching one night as human rights defenders from NOMADESC – an...
- Feb 5, 2010
- 2 min
Memory as Resistance in Colombia: Part 1
by Colette Cosner I was in Colombia when the earthquake hit Haiti. I was also in Colombia when the news coverage of the tragic event...
- Feb 2, 2010
- 3 min
Tempered Excitement over Obama’s Budget Request
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Unless you live on the moon (or aren’t a political junkie like me), you probably heard that...
- Jan 28, 2010
- 4 min
Whitewashing the Coup
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo, winner of Honduras’ controversial November 29, 2009...
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