Tag Archives: colombia armed groups
SELF-DEFENSE FORCES BOUGHT WEAPONS LEGALLY IN THE U.S.: JORGE 40 BEFORE THE JEP
EL ESPECTADOR, January 27, 2023 https://www.elespectador.com/judicial/autodefensas-compraron-armamento-de-forma-legal-en-eeuu-jorge-40-ante-la-jep/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Rodrigo Tovar, alias Jorge 40, in the …
“JORGE 40” REVEALS TO THE JEP HOW HE GOT INTO THE PARAMILITARIES
EL ESPECTADOR, January 27, 2023 https://www.elespectador.com/judicial/jorge-40-revela-ante-la-jep-sus-origenes-en-el-paramilitarismo/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The former leader of the Northern Bloc …
CEASE FIRES WITH 5 GANGS: HOW WILL PETRO CONSOLIDATE THE PEACE?
EL COLOMBIANO, January 1, 2023 https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/cese-al-fuego-con-5-bandas-como-lograra-petro-consolidar-la-paz-FM19732153 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Making peace with the ELN, the Dissidents, …
EVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF A HISTORIC PACT ADMINISTRATION, THE REPRESSION AND THE PERSECUTION GIVE NO RESPITE
Message from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó December 30, 2022 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) …
TOTAL PEACE, JUSTICE, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIMS
By Rodrigo Uprimny*, EL ESPECTADOR, November 6, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/rodrigo-uprimny/paz-total-justicia-y-derechos-de-las-victimas/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The administration’s “total peace” …
THE “GAITANISTAS”, AN OCTOPUS THAT THRIVED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE GOVERNMENT
VERDADABIERTA.com, May 15, 2022 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Self-named as “Gaitanistas” for 14 years, they were underestimated …

CSN Newsletter Spring 2022
This edition of our CSN Newsletter Action on Colombia features the following articles: What Does the Capture of ‘Otoniel’ Mean …
THE HELL OF FORCED RECRUITMENT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IN CALDONO (CAUCA)
By Camilo Pardo Quintero, EL ESPECTADOR, June 5, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/el-infierno-del-reclutamiento-forzado-que-viven-los-jovenes-de-caldono-cauca/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The armed groups …
IN THE JEP, OTONIEL’S MEMORIES OF THE WAR
EL ESPECTADOR, June 4, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/judicial/memorias-de-la-guerra-de-otoniel-en-la-jep/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) El Espectador has seen all of the …