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The Families of the Massacred Deputies Pass From Weeping to Praying with the FARC

“I feel relieved, because I have turned my sorrow over to them”, said Fabiola Perdomo, the wife of Juan Carlos … Read More »

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PARAMILITARIES ARE OCCUPYING OUR COMMUNITY’S PROPERTY

  From the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó September 6, 2016 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) … Read More »

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THE FARC DID NOT COME ABOUT BY ACCIDENT

By Clara Nieto de Ponce de Leon* (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator, Edited by Jack Laun) The renowned … Read More »

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Colombia Support Network’s Statement on Peace Agreement

    COLOMBIA SUPPORT NETWORK celebrates the agreement for ending the war achieved yesterday in Havana between representatives of the Colombian … Read More »

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CSN Mourns the Passing of Dolores Grengg

We remember with sorrow the recent death of our long-time CSN Board member and Vice President Dolores Grengg.  We gained … Read More »

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Peace in Colombia?

Source :  http://www.javiergiraldo.org/spip.php?article257 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) By Javier Giraldo M., S.J. Yes, there is a peace … Read More »

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COMMENTARY BY CERREJON ON THE SYD FORUM REPORT, “AS BLACK AS COAL”

  Swedish Report  on Cerrejon : https://business-humanrights.org/sites/default/files/documents/Kol_rapport_FS_04.pdf   Source for this translation : Spanish Answer from Cerrejon to Swedish Report :https://business-humanrights.org/sites/default/files/documents/Comentarios%20Cerrejón%20a%20informe%20Forum%20Syd.pdf (Translated by … Read More »

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SOCIAL AND CAMPESINO PROTESTS: THAT’S WHAT’S COMING

(Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source : http://www.razonpublica.com/index.php/economia-y-sociedad/9526-protesta-social-y-campesina-lo-que-viene.html?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Los+pobres+y+la+clase+media+siguen+padeciendo+en+Colombia&utm_campaign=20160620_m132246061_Los+pobres+y+la+clase+media+siguen+padeciendo+en+Colombia&utm_term=Absal_C3_B3n+Machado_   The post-conflict will be marked by protests both in … Read More »

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Hopeful News on the Colombian Labor Front

On an April visit to Bogota a Colombia Support Network (CSN) delegation focused attention on the plight of the workers … Read More »

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The End of the Conflict: Hopes and Fears

Source : http://www.alainet.org/es/articulo/178438 ( Translated by Beatriz Vejarano, a CSN Volunteer Translator)   By Oto Higuita The world witnessed the signing … Read More »

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