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Military Forces Arbitrarily Detain Community Leaders In Catatumbo
Source: http://colombiainforma.info/mov-sociales/pueblos/3023-fuerzas-militares-detienen-arbitrariamente-a-lideres-comunales-en-el-catatumbo (Translated by Elaine Fuller, CSN Volunteer Translator) On Thursday, the 21st of January at 7:30 in the evening, … Read More »
Campesino Agriculture: Illusion or Challenge
Source: http://censat.org/es/analisis/la-agricultura-familiar-campesina-ilusion-o-desafio-2 (Translated by Buddy Bell, Volunteer CSN Translator) Author: François Houtart in www.alai.org Worldwide there are movements of campesino … Read More »
There will be protection for more than 150 thousand victims of forced disappearance in Colombia
Source: http://reliefweb.int/report/colombia/habr-amparo-para-m-s-de-150-mil-v-ctimas-de-desaparici-n-en-colombia (Translated by Costanza Generali, a CSN Volunteer Translator) “The victims of disappearance have lived without protection in this … Read More »
Sent from the communication section of the CCEEU
Source: Sent from the communication section of the CCEEU (Translated by Peter Lenny, Volunteer CSN Translator) THE COLOMBIA-EUROPE-US COORDINATION (CCEEU) … Read More »
The Colombian Countryside Needs More Than a Land Fund
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/desarrollo/94-general/1347-el-campo-colombiano-necesita-mas-que-un-fondo-de-tierras (Translated by Deryn Collins, a CSN Volunteer Translator). The creation of a land fund, proposed in negotiations between … Read More »
A Yes That Appears to be a No for Peace
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/democracia/83-general/1352-un-si-que-parece-un-no-para-la-paz (Translated by Whitney Johnson and Haley Olig, CSN Volunteer Translators) Opinion article by José Girón Sierra, peace analyst … Read More »
Constitutional Court Orders Suspension of Gold Mining to Two Companies in Marmato
Source: http://censat.org/es/noticias/corte-constitucional-ordena-suspender-explotacion-de-oro-a-dos-empresas-en-marmato (Translated by Mai Tyler, CSN Volunteer Translator) The High Court called for further prior consultation before continuing mining … Read More »
Goodyear-Colombia: Another Multinational that Refuses to Negotiate with Workers on their Demands; Strike Now on Day 10
Source: http://www.ens.org.co/index.shtml?apc=a—;1;-;-;&x=20171537 (Translated by Steve Fake, CSN Volunteer Translator) Author: Labor Information Agency (Agencia de Información Laboral- ENS) Author email: … Read More »
STATEMENT OF THE TOLIMA NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION
Source: http://justiciaambientalcolombia.org/2015/10/05/comunicado-la-colosa/ (Translated by Colin Kluender, CSN Volunteer Translator) We continue relating the press statements sent out by the Tolima … Read More »