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THREATS AGAINST 13 PEOPLE
CORPORACION CLARETIANA NPB Claretiana Group NPB (Claretiana is a religious order following the tradition of St. Antonio María Claret) “Servicing … Read More »
Kamentsa rights violated
(Translated by Steve Cagan, CSN Volunteer Translator) ANCESTRAL KAMENTSA TERRITORY 5 OF FEBRUARY OF 2016 – SIBUNDOY PUTUMAYO COLOMBIA. COMMUNICATION … Read More »
Declaration from Congress of the Peoples about the ongoing peace process
Source: http://www.congresodelospueblos.org/comunicados-congreso-de-los-pueblos/item/845-declaracion-del-congreso-de-los-pueblos-sobre-el-proceso-de-paz-en-curso.html (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN volunteer translator) As part of the meeting of the 18th Policy Commission on … Read More »
Indigenous peoples claiming their land denounce evictions in Urabá
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/2016/02/15/indigenas-reclamantes-de-tierras-denuncian-desalojos-en-uraba/ (Translated by Ruolf Heller, CSN Volunteer Translator) The evictions are being carried out by the Police’s Anti-Disturbances Mobile … Read More »
SELECTIVE MURDERS AND THREATS CONTINUE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA DE TORRES IN THE MAGDALENA MEDIO
ASOGRAS Santander Campesino Association P.J. RES. G-0766 of the August 12 2004 by the Ministry of Social Protection Affiliated with … Read More »
Youth Solidarity for the Murder of Klaus Zapata
Source: http://www.congresodelospueblos.org/item/856-solidaridad-juvenil-por-asesinato-de-klaus-zapata.html (Translated by Haley Olig, CSN Intern) Following the murder of Klaus Zapato in the Soacha municipality while he … Read More »
Private army forceably evicting indigenous in Urabá
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/2016/02/23/ejercito-privado-desaloja-por-la-fuerza-a-indigenas-en-uraba/ (Translated by Haley Olig, CSN Intern) About 60 men armed with sticks and machetes arrived on the morning … Read More »
Letter to the President, from the Diocese of Quibodó Commission for Life, Justice, and Peace
Source: The Commission for Life, Justice, and Peace, The Diocese of Quibodó (Translated by Colin Kluender, CSN Volunteer Translator) Quibdó, … Read More »
Paramilitaries attacks against the population persist in El Bagre, Antioquia
Source: http://colombiainforma.info/politica/ddhh-conflicto-y-paz/3030-continuan-ataques-de-paramilitares-contra-poblacion-en-el-bagre-antioquia (Translated by Rudy Heller, CSN Volunteer Translator) January 25 — More than 600 people occupy the Senior Center … Read More »
COURT OVERTURNS EVERY POSSIBILITY OF MINING IN THE PARAMO AREA
Source: http://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/346545-corte-tumba-toda-posibilidad-de-mineria-en-zona-de-paramo (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Monday, February 8, 2016 – 08:23 PM The Constitutional Court, sitting … Read More »