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As Amazon rainforest fires continue to rage in Brazil and Bolivia, with more than 500,000 hectares of forest gone so far, indigenous peoples have declared an environmental and humanitarian emergency in Brazil and Bolivia due to the impact of these fires on the ecosystem …
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The Spanish newspaper El País revealed Wednesday that new directives from the army commander General Nicacio Martínez are instructing military members to present a planned narrative of the armed conflict to the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP, by its Spanish initials) and the Truth Commission.
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[The FARC political party turned in a report to the Unit for the Search of Disappeared Persons (UBPD by its Spanish initials) that documents 276 cases of people disappeared as part of their commitment to help advance the functioning of the System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition …
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[The 20th anniversary of Colombian humorist and journalist Jaime Garzón’s death was commemorated this past Tuesday with an event at the National University in Bogotá, during which Garzón’s sister, Marisol Garzón, called on everyone to keep his memory and his teachings alive. She …
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[According to the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, a new attack against the Indigenous Guard on Saturday in the southwestern province of Cauca resulted in the death of two of its members, Kevin Mestizo Coicué and Eugenio Tenorio. Another five, including a minor …
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In an open letter communities affected by the armed conflict supported 13 proposals presented by the “Defendamos La Paz” group, a movement that seeks to ensure what has been agreed in Havanais fulfilled. One of the principal objectives is to reopen dialogue with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and putting …
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[On June 29 the National Protection Unit (NPU) warned that Seuxis Pausias Hernández Solarte, better known as Jesús Santrich, abandoned his protection scheme at the“Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration” (TART) in Tierra Grata (César department). Although this event has generated expectation, his lawyer Eduardo Matías said that it …
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"Quebrantos" is the brainchild of Colombian artist Doris Salcedo that brought together human rights defenders, volunteers and the public to honor the memory of 165 of the more than 600 social leaders assassinated after the signing of the peace deal in November 2016. With fragmented glass, this work denounces how …
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Nine months into his administration, President Iván Duque created on May 30 the National Guarantees Board, an important iniciative to protect human rights defenders in the country. The launch of this organism took place in Popayán, Cauca, where government officials, international organizations and human rights defenders gathered to …
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Human rights organizations presented a new report this Monday to the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition that outlines 156 cases of extrajudicial killings that were carried out in the Antioquia region.
According to the report, elaborated by the Yira Castro Coporation and the Judicial Liberty Corporation, these …
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