CREDHOS has posted: “The humanitarian search has an intrinsic value: solidarity. Many people accompany and support the search, feeling empathy for people living with uncertainty about the whereabouts of their loved one. From there is fundamental for the community, in which the different actors in the territory contribute to the Read more
The Committee for Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP) has posted a series of tweets that begins with: “ALERT #Now we denounce eviction in Altos de Pinar del Río #Barranquilla by @alcaldiabquilla [Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla] led by @SecGobiernoBaq [the District Secretariat of Government of Barranquilla] and @PoliciaBquilla [Barranquilla Metropolitan Police] Read more
Photo: Carlos Arturo Morales Mallorga of CAHUCOPANA with members of the PBI-Colombia team and others in Bogota, July 2. On July 1, Peace Brigades International-Colombia, Race and Equality, Protection international, the International Office of Human Rights Action Colombia (OIDHACO), and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) expressed appreciation that the Read more
Photo by CREDHOS. PBI-Colombia has posted: “We accompanied @credhos_paz [the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights] in the Community of Guayabo, Puerto Wilches, Santander, in workshops with victims on Restorative Justice in the framework of the JEP [Special Jurisdiction for Peace]. The JEP accredits the associations AGROPEGU [Agricultural Read more
During the Interactive Dialogue on Transnational Corporations at the United Nations Human Rights Council session on June 6 in Geneva, Switzerland, Peace Brigades International expressed “its concerns about violence in business investment contexts in Honduras, Guatemala and Colombia.” The full statement is as follows: “In Colombia, we continue to observe Read more
PBI-Colombia has posted: “We accompanied the Peace Community @sanjoapartado, touring the villages of Mulatos, Resbalosa and Calzón Rojo in #Urabá. Their community work strengthens the defense of the territory from food sovereignty. We recognize this political project, which persists in search of peace and respect for life. #WeArePBI” Moira Birss, Read more
The Movement in Resistance against Ocular Aggressions (MOCAO) has posted on Instagram: “We met with PBI Colombia for the screening of our documentary ‘The Eyes That Are Reborn’. #FightAgainstImpunity and stop police violence.” The Southampton, United Kingdom-based National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) has previously posted: “Lucía Guerrero Rivière harnessed Read more
Photo: The paramilitary AUC. Image by Image: EFE/dpa/picture alliance. On June 11, The Guardian reported: “A Florida court has ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay $38m to the families of eight Colombian men murdered by a paramilitary death squad [the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia/AUC], after the American banana giant Read more
PBI-Colombia has posted on Instagram: “We will continue to seek development that respects life and rights” – Germán Graciano, Legal Representative of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó. Last June 5, we accompanied @sanjoapartado in a meeting with diplomatic body and government to follow up on their social Read more
Stand.earth and the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) have released a new report titled GREENWASHING THE AMAZON: How Banks Are Destroying the Amazon Rainforest While Pretending to be Green. The report highlights: “Major banks are claiming to protect the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous rights, and our Read more