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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 »
COLOMBIA IS SICK AND TIRED OF CENTRALISM AND BOGOTANIZATION: INSPECTOR GENERAL CARRILLO
By María Mónica González Escandón, RCN RADIO, September 24, 2020 https://www.rcnradio.com/politica/colombia-esta-hastiada-del-centralismo-y-la-bogotanizacion-procurador-carrillo (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Colombia’s Inspector … Read More »
THE NATIONAL PROTECTION UNIT: HAS PROTECTION OF FORMER COMBATANTS COLLAPSED?
By Sebastián Forero Rueda, EL ESPECTADOR, September 23, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/unidad-nacional-de-proteccion-colapsada-para-proteger-a-excombatientes/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The former guerillas … Read More »
THE HEALTH SECTOR WAS ALSO A VICTIM OF THE CONFLICT
By Valerie Cortés, EL ESPECTADOR, September 21, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/verdad/el-sector-de-la-salud-tambien-fue-victima-del-conflicto/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Kidnappings, sexual abuse, and … Read More »