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Along with fracking, the National Hydrocarbons Agency president suggests tar sands potential in Colombia

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On May 7, Portafolio reported that Armando Zamora, the president of the Colombian National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), told the "Development of the YNC in...

United Steelworkers condemn repression of union and social leaders, population at National Strike in Colombia

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Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters. The United Steelworkers has sent a letter to Colombian president Ivan Duque expressing their concern about the violence against the national...

Peace Brigades organizes meeting between CREDHOS and Global Affairs Canada, Embassy of Canada in Colombia officials

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On May 5, Peace Brigades International helped convene a meeting between the Regional Corporation in the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) and officials from...

Key excerpts from PBI convened webinar on fracking and extractivism in Magdalena Medio, Colombia

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On April 29, Peace Brigades International in collaboration with CREDHOS and Above Ground hosted a two-hour webinar on extractivism and fracking in the ecologically...

CUPE expresses solidarity with national strike protests in Colombia against tax on drinking water, health care reform

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On May 5, the Canadian Union of Public Employees tweeted: “Solidarity with workers, human rights defenders & others on strike in Colombia. CUPE calls...

PSAC expresses deep concern at the Colombian government’s militarized response to national strike

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PSAC National President Chris Aylward On May 4, Chris Aylward, the National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), wrote to Prime Minister...

Are the Canadian-made Huron APCs sold to the National Police in Colombia being used against the National Strike?

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Photo by El Tiempo. As concerns grow about the use of violence by Colombian national police against the ongoing national strike protests, questions are emerging...

Have Canadian-made LAVs been deployed on the streets of Colombia during the National Strike?

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Canada exported 24 LAV III vehicles to Colombia in 2014 despite concerns being raised about the false positives scandal at that time. Daily national strike/paro...

As concerns grow about state violence, are Canadian police providing training to the Colombian police?

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On February 26, 2021, the PBI-Colombia accompanied organization CREDHOS tweeted: “Day against #BrutalidadPolicial in #Barrancabermeja we demand the dismantling of #ESMAD.” Photo by...

PBI-Honduras accompanies ASODEBICOQ as communities resist second hydroelectric dam on the Cuyagual River

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On May 6, PBI-Honduras posted: “We were recently in the Santa Barbara Department, accompanying ASODEBICOQ.” ASODEBICOQ refers to the Association for the Defense of Common...
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