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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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
“THE CONTENDERS IN POLITICS ARE HIRING HIT MEN”: Ariel Ávila
By Cecilia Orozco Tascón, El Espectador, September 14, 2019 https://www.elespectador.com/los-contendores-politicos-estan-contratando-sicarios-articulo-881098 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The political expert … Read More »
THE LAST FAREWELL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE MASSACRE IN SUÁREZ, CAUCA
El Espectador, September 11, 2019 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/cauca/el-ultimo-adios-las-victimas-de-la-masacre-en-suarez-cauca-articulo-880525 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The remains of the six people who … Read More »
PHILIP GOLDBERG, THE NEW AMBASSADOR FROM THE UNITED STATES, ARRIVES IN COLOMBIA
El Tiempo, September 14, 2019 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Philip Goldberg, the new Ambassador of the United … Read More »
THE EMBRACE OF WAR AND INJUSTICE IS RECYCLED WITH NO END IN SIGHT
Message from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó September 9, 2019 http://cdpsanjose.org/node/180 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer … Read More »
HOW DO WE GO FORWARD WHEN THERE IS NO INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT?
By Edgardo Enrique Salebe M. El Espectador, September 9, 2019 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/como-seguir-adelante-sin-un-estado-incluyente-columna-880090 Written in … Read More »
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR A PRESIDENT
By Cristhian C. Camargo (political scientist, Computense University, Madrid) El Espectador, September 2, 2019 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/sugerencias-para-un-presidente-columna-878956 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN … Read More »