Monthly Archives: May, 2021

Colombia’s highest administrative court could rule on commercial fracking on May 13

Today, Thursday May 6, is the ninth day of National Strike protests in Colombia. Multiple news platforms have reported that one of the issues...

1,443 cases of police brutality as National Strike protests enter their eighth day in Colombia

Photo: PBI-Colombia accompanies the Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP) in Bogotá on April 28, the first day of the national strike. This morning, Wednesday...

United Nations officials express concern about police violence and deployment of the military in Colombia

On May 4, Marta Hurtado, Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated: “We are deeply alarmed at developments in the...

PBI-Colombia accompanied Justice and Peace Commission amplifies call for the dismantling of the ESMAD riot police

The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project accompanied Justice and Peace Commission is amplifying the call for international solidarity, the demilitarization of urban areas, and a...

PBI-Colombia accompanies NOMADESC in monitoring mobilization points in the city of Cali as protests continue

On May 3, PBI-Colombia tweeted: “PBI accompanies NOMADESC in monitoring mobilization points in Cali within the framework of the . The Defend Freedom...

Watch the Colectivo Madre Selva documentary about the Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón struggle against dams

Image from Colectivo Madre Selva documentary. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón and the unjustly imprisoned Q’eqchi’ defender Bernardo Caal Xol. Caal Xol is a...

Calgary-based Gran Tierra’s oil production dramatically increases in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia

Image from Gran Tierra Energy promotional video for the Acordionero field. On April 29, Peace Brigades International in collaboration with CREDHOS and Above Ground hosted...

PBI-Colombia accompanied CCAJAR alerts IACHR to violations by state agents in the context of the National Strike

Photo: 22-year-old university student Leidy Natalia Cadena Torres was shot by the ESMAD riot police on April 28 in Bogota. On May 1, the PBI-Colombia...

NOMADESC denounces police violence against people in city of Cali, Colombia

Video clip of media conference from Twitter. On April 30 at 5 pm, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project tweeted: “Organizations including NOMADESC and dhColombia warn...
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