Tag Archives: Colombia
LESSONS FROM THE APPRENTICE, AUTHORITARIANISM AND INEQUALITY—AN ASSESSMENT OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF IVÁN DUQUE MÁRQUEZ
Interchurch Commission on Peace and Justice, September 21, 2021 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Lessons from the Apprentice …
FACING TEMPESTUOUS WATERS, OUR PRINCIPLES ARE OUR GUIDING LIGHT
Message from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó September 17, 2021 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) …
THE ALARMING IMPLICATIONS OF THE REACTIVATION OF OPEN PIT MEGA-MINING OF COAL
José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective and La Prensa Rural September 9, 2021 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The …
“ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR THE NUKAK PEOPLE IN GUAVIARE IS NONEXISTENT”: COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE
EL ESPECTADOR, September 7, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia/mas-regiones/acceso-a-salud-para-pueblo-nukak-en-el-guaviare-es-inexistente-contraloria/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The agency also warns that during its …
One of my Heroes: Colombian Journalist and Author Antonio Caballero Calderon
September 14, 2021 I read in the Colombian press with great sorrow that Antonio Caballero passed away on September 10 …
HUMBERTO DE LA CALLE’S PROPOSAL
By Clara López Obregón, EL ESPECTADOR, August 29, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/clara-lopez-obregon/propuesta-a-humberto-de-la-calle/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The response by …
THIS IS WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH THIRST IN SOME REGIONS OF COLOMBIA
SEMANA, August 30, 2021 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/asi-es-vivir-con-sed-en-algunas-regiones-de-colombia/202105/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) World Water Week was celebrated in August. It’s …
CSN Newsletter Summer 2021
This edition of our CSN Newsletter features articles:
• A Cleveland Photographer in El Choco, photo essay by Steve Cagan
• Anglo Gold and Its Colombian QUEBRADONA Project, by Al Gedicks
• IACHR Report Sheds Light on Human Rights Abuses in Colombia, by John Dugas
• In Colombia, The Kids Are Not All Right: Looking Back at Three Months of Resistance, by Beatriz Vejarano
IN TWO MONTHS, 30 LEADERS AND DEFENDERS HAVE BEEN THREATENED AND MURDERED IN TOLIMA
By Camilo Pardo Quintero, EL ESPECTADOR, August 26, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/en-dos-meses-30-lideres-y-defensores-han-sido-asesinados-y-amenazados-en-tolima/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) With pamphlets, WhatsApp …
“THE MILITARIZATION IN NORTE DE SANTANDER HAS NOT TRANSLATED INTO AN IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY”
By César Giraldo Zuluaga, EL ESPECTADOR, August 25, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia/mas-regiones/la-militarizacion-en-norte-de-santander-no-se-ha-traducido-en-una-mejora-de-la-seguridad/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Streams of irregular …