Tag Archives: Colombian Government
YES, Without Remembering Makes No Sense
(Translated by Steve Cagan, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: http://palabrasalmargen.com/index.php/articulos/nacional/item/el-si-sin-memoria-carece-de-sentido?category_id=138 Monday, September 5, 2016 A campaign for the YES vote that resists … Read More »
With the Zidres, Businessmen and Politicians Want to Devastate the Lives of the Campesinos
Source: http://www.las2orillas.co/la-vida-de-los-campesinos-que-empresarios-y-politicos-quieren-arrasar-con-las-zidres/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Ancestral practices such as majadeo (sustainable agriculture techniques) survive on the … Read More »
17 Years Without the Justice System: Unraveling the Government’s Terrorism
Source: http://www.colectivodeabogados.org/?17-anos-de-impunidad-frente-a-un-crimen-de-Estado (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The murder of Jaime Garzón Wednesday, August 17, 2016, by “José Alvear … Read More »
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 »