The Unitary Central of Workers (CUT) has just tweeted, “We have decided to reinforce and raise the protest and citizen mobilization, continuing the #ParoNacional with greater intensity for Wednesday, November 27.” Elías Fonseca, a member of the CUT executive, says, “Tomorrow, November 27, we are going to make another national Read more…
On the morning of November 26, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Projected tweeted, “We regret the death of the young Dilan Cruz who in the exercise of his right to social protest to claim his rights was the victim of a violent attack. Violence can never be justified or used to Read more…
On November 23, the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project posted, “Social and peaceful protest is a human right, above all, disproportionate repressions cannot be justified against the civilian population, we ask for guarantees and respect for life.” That same day, The Bogota Post reported, “An 18-year-old student [Dylan Cruz] is in Read more…
Twitter photo of protest in Barrancabermeja on November 22 via Twitter. On November 23, The Guardian reported, “After more than 250,000 people marched on Thursday to express growing discontent with president Iván Duque’s government, another large crowd gathered on Friday afternoon in Bogotá’s Bolívar Plaza.” “The crowd, which included the Read more…
On November 20, the staff and volunteers from the Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project gathered together with many of the human rights defenders they accompany to celebrate the 25th anniversary of PBI in Colombia. The gathering took place at the Museo Nacional de Colombia in Bogota. As noted in the book Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project accompanied three human rights organizations participating in the November 21st national strike. PBI-Colombia tweeted that it accompanied David Ravelo (a founding member of CREDHOS) in Barrancabermeja, the Committee in Solidarity with the Political Prisoners (CSPP) and the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective Corporation (CCAJAR). Ivan Read more…
La Republica reports, “ConocoPhillips Colombia plans to invest up to US $100 million in two pilots in Cesar.” The article further explains that the transnational corporation has two projects in the department of Cesar, VMM-2 and VMM-3. ConocoPhillips has previously noted, “The VMM-3 block is in the Middle Magdalena Valley, Read more…
Colombian human rights defenders from CREDHOS and CCALCP raise concerns about fracking at a public forum in Vancouver on November 6. Fracking pilot projects are expected to begin in Colombia next year. Earlier this year, Reuters reported, “At least five companies are interested in six fracking blocs in Colombia…” In Read more…
On October 31, Petroleum World reported, “Ecopetrol signaled it is prepared to spend big bucks on developing Colombia’s unconventional oil and gas reserves, reputed to be South America’s second-largest after Argentina’s.” “[Ecopetrol CEO Felipe] Bayon said the company will spend $500 million on several in-country fracking pilot projects to start Read more…
In 1994, Vancouver-based Eco Oro Minerals Corporation (then called Greystar Resources) acquired mining rights in the Santurbán Páramo and began carrying out exploration related to their proposed Angostura open-pit gold and silver mine. Santurban is a high-altitude wetland ecosystem that serves as a source of drinking water for about two Read more…