Tag Archives: Colombia
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE WAR BETWEEN THE DISSIDENTS OF THE FARC AND THE ELN IN ARAUCA?
By Jorge Meléndez, EL TIEMPO, January 12, 2023 https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/proceso-de-paz/guerra-entre-eln-y-disidencias-que-pasa-en-arauca-732990 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Even though on December …
THE GOVERNMENT IS CRUELLY INDIFFERENT TO THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF THIS COUNTRY
By Sylvia Charry, CAMBIOColombia, January 20, 2023 https://cambiocolombia.com/poder/la-cruel-indiferencia-del-estado-frente-la-violencia-sexual-contra-las-ninas-y-ninos-del-pais (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) While the Institute of Forensic …
THE DUQUE ADMINISTRATION FAILED UTTERLY IN THE PLANS AND INVESTMENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE WAYUÚ CHILDREN
EL ESPECTADOR, January 18, 2023 https://www.elespectador.com/judicial/gobierno-duque-se-rajo-en-los-planes-e-inversiones-para-proteger-a-la-ninez-wayuu/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Comptroller’s Office has found that in …
THE U. S. CONGRESS APPROVES THE AMOUNT OF AID FOR COLOMBIA: THE HIGHEST IN 11 YEARS
By Sergio Gómez Maseri, EL TIEMPO, December 23, 2022 https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/eeuu-y-canada/congresistas-de-ee-uu-piden-respaldar-propuesta-de-paz-de-petro-728436 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) On this Friday, …
CSN NEWSLETTER – Fall 2022
This Fall 2022 edition of Action in Colombia features the following articles:
• Petro Puts his Trust in Life by Father Alejandro Angulo S. J., of CINEP in Bogota (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator);
• All-In on Petro by Jack Norman, retired journalist and NGO analyst, Milwaukee and Medellin;
• Petro: Drug Trafficking and Global Warming, by Francisco Ramirez Cuellar, CSN Board of Directors and Colombian attorney, Boston and Bogota (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator);
• Illicit Crop Substitution, Agroecology, and Gustavo’s Path Forward in Colombia, by Veronica Limeberry, Doctoral Candidate, American University, Washington, D.C.
THE DRAFT OF AN “UNPRECEDENTED” DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO “REDISTRIBUTE RESOURCES” HAS BEEN FILED
EL ESPECTADOR, November 15, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/politica/gobierno-radico-borrador-de-un-plan-de-desarrollo-inedito-para-redistribuir-recursos/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) As President Gustavo completed the first 100 …
THE PEACE COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSÉ DE APARTADÓ WINS THE 2022 PEACE PRIZE
EL ESPECTADOR, October 24, 2022 https://cambiocolombia.com/articulo/poder/general-rodolfo-palomino-finquero-por-arte-de-mafia (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The campesino community, a fortress of peace …
MULTINATIONAL ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI INTERVENED IN THE CONFLICT: TRUTH COMMISSION
By Camilo Alzate González, Colombia+20, EL ESPECTADOR, October 20, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/informe-final-comision-de-la-verdad/anglo-gold-ashanti-y-su-relacion-con-el-conflicto-armado-y-la-mineria-en-colombia-informe-final/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) An annex …
GENERAL RODOLFO PALOMINO: A FARMER BY THE MAGIC OF THE MAFIA
CAMBIOColombia, October 22, 2022 https://cambiocolombia.com/articulo/poder/general-rodolfo-palomino-finquero-por-arte-de-mafia (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Retired General Rodolfo Palomino is enjoying the farm …
THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE MOST COCA PLANTINGS IN COLOMBIA
CAMBIOColombia, October 20, 2022 https://cambiocolombia.com/articulo/pais/estas-son-las-zonas-que-tienen-mas-cultivos-de-coca-en-colombia (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Among the reasons for the increase in coca …