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“IN 83% OF LAND THEFT CASES, THE PARAMILITARIES WERE THE THIEVES”: GERARDO VEGA
By Sebastián Forero Rueda, EL ESPECTADOR, August 31, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/en-el-83-de-los-casos-de-despojo-de-tierras-los-paramilitares-fueron-los-autores-gerardo-vega/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Director of … Read More »
THE TRUTH COMMISSION WILL LISTEN TO THE VICTIMS OF THE MURDERS CONFESSED BY THE FORMER FARC
EL ESPECTADOR, October 5, 2020 https://www.msn.com/es-co/noticias/otras/comisi%C3%B3n-de-la-verdad-escuchar%C3%A1-a-v%C3%ADctimas-de-homicidios-reconocidos-por-exfarc/ar-BB19IyUl?li=AAggFp8 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Truth Commission will also verify the … Read More »
CORRUPTION: THE OTHER PANDEMIC THAT AFFECTS THIS COUNTRY Ricardo Ávila analyzes the increase in this scourge, as a result of the urgent measures because of Covid-19
By Ricardo Ávila, EL TIEMPO, October 4, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/economia/sectores/coronavirus-en-colombia-aumento-de-la-corrupcion-en-el-pais-541345 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) It could be that … Read More »
THE ARMY’S FOURTH BRIGADE: WAS IT THE “MOST EFFECTIVE” IN EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS?
EL ESPECTADOR, October 1, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/jep/cuarta-brigada-del-ejercito-la-mas-efectiva-en-ejecuciones-extrajudiciales/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) That’s the report of a detailed investigation … Read More »
GONZALO PALACIO, THE PRIEST THAT DIED IN THE SHADOW OF “THE 12 APOSTLES”
EL ESPECTADOR, September 29, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/gonzalo-palacio-el-cura-que-murio-bajo-la-sombra-de-los-12-apostoles/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Padre died at the age of … Read More »
UN RECOMMENDS HALTING SOME OPERATIONS AT THE CERREJÓN MINE
Cerrejón is the largest open pit mine in Latin America, and is located near indigenous communities. EFE, EL TIEMPO, September … Read More »
MORE THAN 150 INDIGENOUS RESERVATIONS ARE SURROUNDED BY LAND MINES
By Carolina Ávila Cortés, EL ESPECTADOR, September 28, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/territorio/mas-de-150-resguardos-indigenas-en-colombia-estan-afectados-por-minas-antipersonal/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Since 2018, the … Read More »
JUAN MANUEL SANTOS: “WE HAVE SEEN THE GUERRILLA LEADERS STARTING TO ADMIT THEIR CRIMES”
Colombia 2020, EL ESPECTADOR, September 26, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/hemos-visto-a-los-lideres-de-la-guerrilla-comenzar-a-reconocer-sus-delitos-juan-manuel-santos/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) During the International Peace Conference, … Read More »
VICTIMS ASK THAT COLONEL MEJÍA LOSE THE BENEFITS OF THE JEP BECAUSE HE HAS NOT TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE “FALSE POSITIVES”
By Carolina Ávila Cortés, EL ESPECTADOR, September 25, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/jep/piden-a-la-jep-que-el-cr-hernan-mejia-pierda-los-beneficios-en-el-caso-de-falsos-positivos/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Representatives of the … Read More »
USING THE SUN, INDIGENOUS FAMIIES IN LA GUAJIRA HOPE TO OBTAIN POTABLE WATER
By Javier Jules, RCN Radio, September 25, 2020 https://www.rcnradio.com/recomendado-del-editor/con-el-sol-familias-indigenas-en-la-guajira-esperan-obtener-agua-potable (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The principal way that … Read More »