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A UNITED STATES BRIGADE IN COLOMBIA, ANOTHER BLOW TO THE PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY SUBSTITUTIONOF COCA PLANTINGS It will begin its operations on June 1

By Sebastián Forero Rueda, EL ESPECTADOR, May 31, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/brigada-norteamericana-en-colombia-otro-golpe-la-sustitucion-voluntaria-de-coca-articulo-921822 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Three campesinos and … Read More »

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THEY ROBBED THE PEOPLE OF SUCRE OF THEIR LAND BY FORCIBLY DISAPPEARING THEM

By Beatriz Valdés Correa, EL ESPECTADOR, May 28, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/verdad/con-desaparicion-forzada-despojaron-los-sucrenos-de-sus-tierras-articulo-921430 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In its report … Read More »

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MINING ACTIVITIES ARE NOT AN OPTION FOR AMAZONIA, SAY THE EXPERTS

SEMANA, May 27, 2020 https://sostenibilidad.semana.com/actualidad/articulo/actividades-extractivas-no-son-opcion-para-la-amazonia-dicen-expertos/51103 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Nature tourism, agro-forestry development, and marketing of carbon … Read More »

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THE PARTICIPATION BY CATTLE RANCHERS IN A PARAMILITARY CONVIVIR IN URABÁ

By Nicolás Sánchez Arévalo, EL ESPECTADOR, May 24, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/verdad/la-participacion-ganadera-en-una-convivir-de-los-paramilitares-en-uraba-articulo-921065 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Documents from the … Read More »

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“THEY ATTACK US WITH STRATEGIES OF DISPARAGEMENT”: PATRICIA LINARES

SEMANA, May 23, 2020 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/patricia-linares-defiende-el-trabajo-de-la-jep-y-el-proceso-de-paz/673489 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The President of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace … Read More »

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AFRO-COLOMBIANS IN LA LARGA AND TUMARADÓ ARE RESISTING EVICTION

By Sebastián Forero Rueda, EL ESPECTADOR, May 21, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/territorio/la-resistencia-del-pueblo-negro-de-la-larga-y-tumarado-contra-el-despojo-articulo-920475 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Even though the … Read More »

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THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE OPENS THE DOOR TO MEGA-MINING IN SALENTO

By Jéssica Paola Arias Higuita, RCN Radio, May 21, 2020 https://www.rcnradio.com/judicial/fallo-de-consejo-de-estado-abre-la-puerta-la-megamineria-en-salento (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Council … Read More »

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A COURT DECISION FAVORING THE WAYUU PEOPLE HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR THREE YEARS

By Martín Tapias, CARACOL RADIO, May 19, 2020 https://caracol.com.co/emisora/2020/05/19/barranquilla/1589894575_811666.html (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Three years have passed … Read More »

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FALSE POSITIVES: THE RAW TESTIMONIES BEFORE THE JEP

By Diego Legrand, EL TIEMPO, May 17, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/falsos-positivos-dos-crudos-testimonios-ante-la-jep-496344 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Beginning on May 4, … Read More »

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THE PANDEMIC THAT IS REALLY KILLING PEOPLE IN URABÁ Message from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó

May 14, 2020 http://cdpsanjose.org/node/187 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Once more our Peace Community of San José de … Read More »

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