Tag Archives: War on Drugs
BEING COLOMBIAN IS A STIGMA
By María Jimena Duzán, EL PAIS,Colombia, October 10, 2022 https://elpais.com/opinion/2022-10-16/ser-colombiano-es-un-estigma.html (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The war on … Read More »
1971 – Fifty years ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs that’s still got us counting the bodies.
By Ricardo Silva Romero, EL TIEMPO, June 17, 2021 https://www.eltiempo.com/opinion/columnistas/ricardo-silva-romero/1971-columna-de-ricardo-silva-romero-596856 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) All wars will … Read More »
“SUPPORTING FUMIGATION WITH GLYPHOSATE WOULD SEND A MESSAGE OF CRUELTY,” ORGANIZATIONS TELL BIDEN
EL ESPECTADOR, March 29, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/apoyar-fumigacion-con-glifosato-envia-un-mensaje-de-crueldad-organizaciones-a-biden/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In a letter they sent to the … Read More »
INEFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PREDICTABLE TRAGEDIES
EL ESPECTADOR, March 29, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/editorial/soluciones-ineficientes-para-tragedias-conocidas/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) What is the strategy to respond to … Read More »
THE MILITARIZATION MACHINE
By Nicolás Rodríguez, EL ESPECTADOR, March 26, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/la-maquina-de-la-militarizacion/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Duque administration’s security … Read More »
THE UNITED STATES SEES A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEACE AND THE ERADICATION OF COCA CROPS
The Embassy and the Members of Congress underscore that that is the most promising and most sustainable strategy in the … Read More »
RED ZONES, A NEW HOME FOR SOLDIERS FROM THE UNITED STATES Military exercises between Colombian and U.S. troops in January 2020 were carried out at the base in Tolemaida
By Javiér Alexander Macías, El Colombiano, December 24, 2020, first published in June 2020 https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/paz-y-derechos-humanos/zonas-rojas-nueva-casa-de-militares-de-ee-uu-OA13134930 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN … Read More »
THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLACES NEW CONDITIONS ON AID TO COLOMBIA
By Sergio Gómez Maseri, EL TIEMPO, July 22, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/eeuu-y-canada/condiciones-de-ee-uu-para-ayudar-a-colombia-520682 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The United States … Read More »
THE ONE WHO FINDS OUT ABOUT IT IS THE ONE WHO PAYS THE PRICE
By Yohir Akerman, EL ESPECTADOR, June 21, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/el-que-la-descubre-la-paga/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Today it’s clear that … Read More »
“WE’VE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST THE DRUGS FOR 45 YEARS AND WE’RE WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE”: JUAN MANUEL SANTOS
By Felipe Morales Sierra, EL ESPECTADOR, May 7, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/llevamos-45-anos-luchando-contra-las-drogas-y-estamos-peor-que-antes-juan-manuel-santos-articulo-918441 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The former President, … Read More »