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CSN’S Statement in Support of the Cauca Indigenous Demand that all Armed Actors Leave their Lands

For more than a week the municipality of Toribio in Cauca Department, home to the Nasa indigenous community, has been … Read More »

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Odyssey of and peaceful resistance by Cauca indigenous communities faced by continued armed conflicts.

(Translated by Rolf Schoneborn,a CSN volunteer translator) Source : ACIN Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Caucahttp://www.nasaacin.org/nuestra-palabra-kueta-susuza/4296-cauca-odisea-y-resistencia-pacifica-de-las-comunidades-indigenas-frente-al-conflicto July 10,2012 Moving testimony … Read More »

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Escuadrón Móvil Antidusturbios (ESMAD) [Anti-riot Police] Evicts Residents of the Village of Domingo Arias (Paicol, Huila) for the Construction of the El Quimbo Hydroelectic Project

Translated by: Steven Fake, CSN Volunteer Translator Edited by: Susan Tritten, CSN Volunteer Editor In the morning of Tuesday, February … Read More »

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Héctor Moncayo: “Free trade agreements are a world-wide weave of new laws that favor business groups”

Translated by Amy Ness Edited by Susan Tritten   On Thursday April 12th at the People’s Summit, the Thematic Forum … Read More »

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Press Release to the General Public from The Living River Movement

Translated by: Emily Schmitz, a CSN volunteer translator Edited by Teresa Welsh, a CSN volunteer editor   The Pacha Mama … Read More »

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Colombia launches Campaign ‘Take Part in Women’s Rights’

Translated by: Diana Méndez, a CSN Volunteer Translator Edited by: Nora Walker   The campaign’s objective is to unite Colombians … Read More »

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Santos’ Agricultural Revolution: Much Ado About Nothing?

Translator:  Deryn Collins, CSN Volunteer Translator Editor:  Susan Tritten, CSN Volunteer Editor   Nobody would argue the justice in compensating … Read More »

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Children Proclaim Themselves the Defenders of Water in Floridablanca

Translated by Stacey Schlau, edited by Nora Walker   The defense of water and life has been a priority and … Read More »

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Mining Permit Fragmentation: A loss to the National Treasury that Raises Questions about Responsible Mining

Translated by Leo Torres, a CSN volunteer translator. Edited by Nora Walker.   Amounting evidence suggests that large mining companies … Read More »

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