Tag Archives: Colombian Government
Colombia Support Network’s Statement on Peace Agreement
COLOMBIA SUPPORT NETWORK celebrates the agreement for ending the war achieved yesterday in Havana between representatives of the Colombian … Read More »
For the native peoples of Colombia, peace must be realized alongside the re-establishment of a state of harmony among the individual, the collective, and their relationship with the land
Source: http://convergenciaporlapaz.net/para-los-pueblos-etnicos-la-paz-tiene-que-ver-con-el-restablecimiento-de-la-armonia-entre-lo-colectivo-lo-individual-y-su-relacion-con-el-territorio/ Translated by Buddy Bell, CSN Volunteer Published July 20, 2016 Peace convergence For the ethnic peoples of Colombia, “peace is … Read More »
The Indigenous U’wa Need Urgent Support and Protection
(Translated by Anne Schoeneborn, a CSN volunteer translator) Source: http://www.las2orillas.co/el-pueblo-uwa-necesita-apoyo-y-proteccion-urgente/ They demand the return of two essential territories to their community: … Read More »
Will Private Businesses Be Prosecuted In The “Post Conflict” Period?
(Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: http://www.razonpublica.com/index.php/economia-y-sociedad/9591-%C2%BFlas-empresas-privadas-ser%C3%A1n-juzgadas-en-el-posconflicto.html By Juan David Velasco* Monday, July 18, 2016 The crimes of financing … Read More »
National Interest versus Mining Regulations
(Translated by Steve Cagan, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: http://www.razonpublica.com/index.php/economia-y-sociedad/9513-interés-nacional-versus-las-regulaciones-mineras.html The government insists on mocking the Constitution and laws to move their … Read More »
Menéndez Pelayo International University of Cantabria-Spain insults thousands of Colombian victims
(Translated by Colin Kluender, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: https://www.change.org/p/universidad-internacional-men%C3%A9ndez-pelayo-uimp-firma-para-que-la-uimp-no-entregue-la-medalla-de-honor-a-%C3%A1lvaro-uribe?recruiter=17520681&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-reason_msg&fb_ref=Default Our Union opposes the bestowment of the 2016 Medal of Honor to … Read More »
A Moment of Great Promise: Agreement to End the Armed Conflict
We celebrate the agreement between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government to end 52 years of … Read More »
Private army forceably evicting indigenous in Urabá
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/2016/02/23/ejercito-privado-desaloja-por-la-fuerza-a-indigenas-en-uraba/ (Translated by Haley Olig, CSN Intern) About 60 men armed with sticks and machetes arrived on the morning … Read More »
The Colombian Countryside Needs More Than a Land Fund
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/desarrollo/94-general/1347-el-campo-colombiano-necesita-mas-que-un-fondo-de-tierras (Translated by Deryn Collins, a CSN Volunteer Translator). The creation of a land fund, proposed in negotiations between … Read More »
A Yes That Appears to be a No for Peace
Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/democracia/83-general/1352-un-si-que-parece-un-no-para-la-paz (Translated by Whitney Johnson and Haley Olig, CSN Volunteer Translators) Opinion article by José Girón Sierra, peace analyst … Read More »