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,...
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- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 14 min
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, 2018
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
WFP Urgent Action in Buenaventura, Colombia / Acción Urgente en Buenaventura, Colombia
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- Mar 3, 2017
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- Jan 2, 2017
- 2 min
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,...
- Feb 4, 2016
- 5 min
15 años después: El “gran éxito” del Plan Colombia
Por Lisa Taylor, Acción Permanente por la Paz Colombia Este artículo aparece en inglés en el periódico en línea Upside Down World. Este 4...
- Dec 21, 2015
- 5 min
In Honduras, Attempted Murder Against an Indigenous Youth is Worth 30 to 90 Days in Jail
In Honduras, Attempted Murder Against an Indigenous Youth is Worth 30 to 90 Days in Jail By Gloria Jiménez and Bryan Rogers On July 15,...
- Aug 5, 2015
- 2 min
El Riesgo de Ser Defensora de Derchos Humanos en Honduras
por Keith Roberts Durante una visita reciente de una delegación a Honduras, nos encontramos con una joven activista de 27 años. Es una...
- Aug 3, 2015
- 5 min
Los niños de la Doctrina Monroe: las raíces militarizadas de la calamidad fronteriza de EE.UU.
por Arturo J. Viscarra y Michael Prentice – No se puede resolver la crisis de la frontera EE.UU.-México a menos que EE.UU. acepte su...
- Aug 3, 2015
- 4 min
Children of the Monroe Doctrine: The Militarized Roots of America’s Border Calamity
by Arturo J. Viscarra and Michael Prentice “[I]n the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may...
- Apr 10, 2014
- 4 min
San Jose, Buenaventura: Ground zero for Free Trade in Colombia
By Chelsey Dyer, WfP Southeast Board The houses surrounding me were small wooden structures, built by the hands of the community members...
- Apr 10, 2014
- 4 min
San José, Buenaventura: Zona cero del libre comercio en Colombia
Por Chelsey Dyer, Junta Regional de APP Sureste Las casas que me rodeaban eran pequeñas, construidas de madera por las manos de los...
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