Carol Chomsky Forest

Noam horse-riding

The great knot of mountains known as the Colombian Massif is the birthplace of the Magdalena, Cauca, Caqueta and Patia Rivers. Containing 362 bodies of water in the mountains, this area is the source of 70% of the water for human consumption and irrigation in the region.

Multi-national mining companies with the blessing of the Colombian government threaten to destroy the pristine resources of this area.

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Urgent Action

Demand Protection for Atty. Germán Romero Sánchez

To CSN members and other interested persons: Earlier this week we received a report that the lawyer for the Peace …

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HOW MANY SOCIAL LEADERS HAVE BEEN MURDERED DURING 2019?

By Adriana Lucía Puentes El Colombiano, September 18, 2019 https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/paz-y-derechos-humanos/lideres-sociales-asesinados-en-colombia-durante-2019-hasta-septiembre-segun-indepaz-PH11611439 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Antioquia is the …

THE DEFENSE MINISTRY’S CONTRACTS ARE PART OF A CASE AGAINST SOCIAL LEADERS IN CASANARE The case is now in the hands of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights

El Espectador, September 15, 2019 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/los-convenios-del-ministerio-de-defensa-en-un-caso-contra-lideres-sociales-en-casanare-articulo-881269 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Eight leaders from Casanare are in legal …

A COUNTRY UNDER GUARD: THE COSTS OF THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA

 Semana, September 21, 2019 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) https://semana.com/nacion/articulo/elecciones-2019-seguridad-para-mas-de-500-candidatos-a-gobernaciones-y-alcaldias-amenazados/632761 At a cost of more than 2,500,000,000 pesos …

THE SPECIAL JURISDICTION FOR PEACE (JEP) HAS SUMMONED 91 MILITARY MEN TO ANSWER FOR ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN URABÁ

RCN Radio, September 20, 2019 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Retired Generals Mario Montoya Uribe and Rito Alejo …

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STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN COLOMBIA IN A CONTEXT OF UNENDING VIOLENCE

                                                            September 29, 2019 Colombia, the third most populous country in Latin America, is seriously subject to the climate crisis …