Extractivism for Death, Resistance for Life
"They take the coal, and we are left only with pollution and pain."
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- May 9
- 5 min
"Queremos vivir sin miedo ni zozobra"
Las comunidades Wounaan de Buenaventura exigen garantías para vivir con dignidad y paz
- May 9
- 4 min
"We want to live without fear and distress"
Wounaan community Santa Rosa de Guayacan faces humanitarian crisis after return to their land in Bajo Calima due to institutional inaction
- May 2
- 9 min
Military Cooperation Between the United States and Colombia Today: An Ongoing Dependence
The militarization of Colombian territory continues as the U.S. military presence in the region increases.
- Apr 29
- 9 min
La cooperación militar entre EEUU y Colombia hoy: la dependencia continúa
De la mano del avance de la presencia militar estadounidense en la región, continúa la militarización del territorio colombiano
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Campaign against Expodefensa arms fair in Bogotá: "The war starts here, we need to stop it"
by Lukasz Firla “The war starts here, here we need to stop it” is the lead slogan of the campaign that WFPSC Colombia team has joined and...
- Dec 28, 2023
- 5 min
Does existence need to be the cost of resistance?
Jessica García Olga Castillo died 10 days ago, a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer which metastasized to her lungs and...
- Dec 24, 2023
- 5 min
Cuánto cuesta la resistencia: ¿la existencia?
Hace 10 días murió Olga Castillo. Quisiera decir que murió en paz y habiendo obtenido justicia, pero no fue así. Olga no debió morir.
- Mar 15, 2023
- 3 min
Resistance in the face of oblivion and indifference
Hundreds of forcibly displaced Indigenous families in Bogotá continue to demand a comprehensive response from the Colombian government....
- Nov 30, 2022
- 5 min
"Here I am, here I will stay"
A mother's relentless search for justice in the face of violations committed by U.S. military personnel under Plan Colombia.
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
"If there weren't so many guns, there wouldn't be so many dead"
If weapons have only generated death and pain, why does militarization of territories continue?
- Jul 5, 2022
- 8 min
"We are not asking to be given rights, we are demanding them"
We interviewed the social leader Andrés Maíz to learn more about his long fight for land rights and his work with Lxs Sin Techo.
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
10 years of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement in Buenaventura: forced displacement increases
In May, the US-Colombia free trade agreement marked its 10th anniversary. On this anniversary, a humanitarian mission was organized in...
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
In the face of State impunity, popular justice: the People's Tribunal in Siloé
In the first anniversary of the beginning of the historic National Strike in Colombia, a People' s Tribunal was organized in Siloé,...
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
“Loving what we have": the project of the Campesinx University of Miranda (Cauca)
By Jessica García Since 2016, a collective food sovereignty project has been under construction in the small town of Miranda, in...
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Territorial dispossession, silence and resistance in Bajo Calima
By Jessica García On April 9, as members of Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective, we visited the communities that form part of the...
- Mar 8, 2022
- 10 min
Leading Territorial Resistance: The Voices of Three Colombian Women Leaders
By Jessica Garcia On this March 8th, the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective honours the women who resist in their territories across...
- Dec 18, 2021
- 4 min
December 2021: Evictions in the Bajo Aguan Region, Honduras
By: Matthew Bridges Context in Brief: Since May 2021, the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective team has been accompanying agricultural...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Naya River Reportback
The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Colombia team shares their experiences in the Naya River.
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Urgent Action: Social Leader, Maria Eugenia Mosquera, Under Threat
The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective expresses solidarity with Colombian Social Leader, Human Rights defender, and partner María...
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