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REPORT WARNS THAT, AT THE CURRENT RATE, REPARATION OF VICTIMS WILL TAKE 75 YEARS
El Espectador, April 8, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/politica/informe-advierte-que-al-ritmo-actual-reparacion-de-victimas-tomaria-75-anos-articulo-913593 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The study indicates that the PDET (Development … Read More »
IN 2019, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE LOST ALMOST SIX OUT OF EVERY TEN CASES THAT IT FILED
1,450,515 complaints were filed last year. There is concern about the increase in the number of defendants set free because … Read More »
Evo Morales: Leader of A Successful Peoples’ Government, Victim of a Coup d’ Etat
I had the good fortune to be part of an accredited election observer delegation of the National Lawyers Guild to … Read More »
OUR ANNIVERSARY IN THE MIDST OF THE DEADLY VIRUS-Peace Community of San José de Apartadó
March 30, 2020 www.cdpsanjose.org/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) On Monday, March 23, our Peace Community of San … Read More »
HOW THE JEP IS STUDYING THE CASES OF DRUG TRAFFICKING COMMITTED BY THE FARC
EL TIEMPO, March 27, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/jep-colombia/que-dice-la-jep-sobre-casos-de-narcotrafico-de-las-farc-477918 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Every case is analyzed individually. The JEP … Read More »
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FEAR RETALIATION BY AGC AGAINST THE COMMUNITY AND ITS LEADERS A Statement by the Indigenous Authorities of the Unión Agua Clara Community in Buenaventura Municipality
Justicia y Paz (Peace and Justice) March 25, 2020 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Today the indigenous community … Read More »
CORONAVIRUS IN THE PRISON SYSTEM: A TIME BOMB
By Patricia Lara Salive, El Espectador, March 26, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/coronavirus-carcelario-una-bomba-de-tiempo-columna-911382 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) “When the coronavirus … Read More »
BEING A SOCIAL LEADER IN COLOMBIA IS A DEATH SENTENCE
By Andrea del Pilar González Peña[1], El Espectador, March 25, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/ser-lider-social-en-colombia-es-una-sentencia-de-muerte-articulo-911164 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) At … Read More »
THE RIGHT TO WATER AND THE FAILURE OF ACCESS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
EL TIEMPO, March 24, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/cortes/derecho-al-agua-potable-en-medio-de-la-pandemia-del-nuevo-coronavirus-476550 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Constitutional Court has reminded us that … Read More »
WHY ARE THEY KILLING ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS IN COLOMBIA? Colombia continues to be the country with the second highest number of killings in the world.
By Mariana Guerrero, El Tiempo, March 16, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/la-critica-situacion-de-los-defensores-ambientalistas-en-colombia-473144 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In December 2019, after … Read More »