Tag Archives: Colombian Military
MILITARIZATION HAS NOT BROUGHT MORE SECURITY AND WELL-BEING TO THE TERRITORIES
By Colombia in Transition, EL ESPECTADOR, July 8, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/justicia/verdad/que-papel-ha-tenido-la-fuerza-publica-en-el-cese-del-conflicto-armado/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) There has to … Read More »
THE MAP OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE ARMED FORCES
EL ESPECTADOR, July 7, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/el-mapa-de-las-denuncias-contra-la-fuerza-publica-por-violencia-sexual/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The NGO Temblores[1] has assembled, using data … Read More »
TERROR AS A FORM OF GOVERNING?
By Guillermo González Uribe*, En Foque, July 4, 2020 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The kidnapping and sexual … Read More »
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
By Francisco Leal Buitrago, EL ESPECTADOR, June 26, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/problemas-estructurales/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The nation state … Read More »
SOCIAL LEADERS: BETWEEN THREATS BY THE DISSIDENTS AND ACCUSATIONS BY THE ARMY
By Edinson Arley Bolaños, EL ESPECTADOR, June 24, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/territorio/lideres-sociales-amenazados-por-las-disidencias-y-acusados-por-el-ejercito/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Days before and … Read More »
“HERE THE ALARM GOES OFF WHEN WE’VE ALREADY BEEN KILLED”: RENACER COMMUNITY COUNCIL
By Valentina Parada, EL ESPECTADOR, June 19, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/consejo-comunitario-renacer-del-micay-denuncia-amenazas-y-persecucion/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) On June 12, armed … Read More »
COLOMBIA’S SECURITY POLICY IS A DISGRACE
By Ariel Ávila, SEMANA, May 14, 2020 https://www.semana.com/opinion/articulo/una-verguenza-la-politica-de-seguridad-de-colombia-columna-de-ariel-avila/671155# (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The impression that remains is … Read More »
OIL DRILLING AND MINING COMPANIES ARE FINANCING THE ARMED FORCES AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
By Rutas del Conflicto and La Liga Contra el Silencio[1] EL ESPECTADOR, May 3, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/petroleras-y-mineras-financian-la-fuerza-publica-y-la-fiscalia-articulo-917617 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, … Read More »
THE SCANDALS OF THE COLOMBIAN ARMY “SUICIDE BOMBERS”
SEMANA, May 3, 2020 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/espionaje-desde-el-ejercito-los-cinco-escandalos-de-hombres-bomba/668769 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) This is the story of a group of … Read More »
THE LATEST MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SCANDAL: 11 OFFICERS AND ONE GENERAL ARE LEAVING THE ARMY
EL ESPECTADOR, May 1, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/por-chuzadas-desde-inteligencia-militar-11-oficiales-y-un-general-salieron-del-ejercito-articulo-917432 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) That’s the way Defense Minister Carlos Holmes … Read More »