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Dec 19, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20202 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.


Aug 13, 20203 min read
The U.S. is financing illegal hydroelectric projects in Honduras with taxpayer dollars
On July 21st, the newly created U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced that it signed an agreement with the...


Jun 5, 20202 min read
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...


Mar 20, 20207 min read
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...


Feb 17, 20203 min read
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,...


Feb 5, 20202 min read
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


Dec 24, 20193 min read
The Fight for Justice Continues: Daira Quiñones Returns to La Nupa
Daira recalls her beloved village of La Nupa as a tight-knit Afro-Colombian community where people once moved freely and sang and danced...


Dec 20, 20192 min read
Paramilitaries Take Over Nueva Vida Humanitarian Zone
During the early morning hours on December 18th, residents of Cacarica witnessed the strengthening of the Gaitanista Self-defense Forces...


Oct 8, 20183 min read
Urgent Action: Return of Aerial Fumigation with Glyphosate
“Aerial fumigation with glyphosate is an attack on Mother Nature and an attack on our food sovereignty” – AINI Women’s Association...


May 15, 201814 min read
La Lucha Es Constante: Updates from Pajuiles
Members of the COBRAS, armed with riot gear and tear gas, stand guard outside the encampment at Pajuiles, May 3, 2018. The banner above...


Jan 26, 20185 min read
La Cara de la Impunidad
Las fuerzas de seguridad hondureña acosan y asesinan a manifestantes mientras EEUU sigue sin tomar acción. El 22 de enero, Acción...


Jan 22, 20185 min read
Statement on Honduran military and police attack on MADJ/Declaración sobre el ataque del MADJ por el
Español abajo. Witness for Peace condemns the threats and violence against Martin Fernández and the Movimiento Amplio that occurred the...


Jan 8, 20184 min read
Colombian Peace Community Attacked: Take Action Now/Comunidad de Paz Colombiana Atacada: Tome Acción
https://www.actionnetwork.org/letters/colombian-peace-community-attacked-take-action-now Español abajo. At 10:15 AM on Friday December...
Dec 18, 20173 min read
Open Letter to the US Congress and State Department in the Wake of the Honduran presidential electio
Please join Grassroots International, Witness for Peace and other US-based solidarity organizations in signing this important letter...


May 28, 20175 min read
WFP Urgent Action in Buenaventura, Colombia / Acción Urgente en Buenaventura, Colombia
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Mar 3, 20170 min read

Jan 2, 20172 min read
Witness for Peace joins Honduran Social Movement Organizations in Condemning Raid on Cafe Paradiso
By Witness for Peace Honduras Team Photo Courtsey of MADJ Cafe Paradiso is a well-known gathering place for Honduran artists, actors,...

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