Month: July 2012

Indigenous Nasa Resist Militarization in Cauca

By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:52am by Gina Spigarelli On July 11, the indigenous Nasa of Cauca, Colombia began confronting armed groups face to face and peacefully asking them to leave Nasa territories. They removed police trenches from the urban center...

Indigenous Nasa Resist Militarization in Cauca

By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:52am by Gina Spigarelli See Cauca Up Close: We Women Warriors We Women Warriors features a profile of Nasa leader Flor Ilva Trochez, who led a peaceful movement to dismantle police barracks. Filmmaker Nicole Karsin writes:...

Peace Community leader Eduar Lancheros has passed into history

By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2:55pm  Eduar Lancheros, a leader in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, was the one who first asked FOR to accompany the community with a regular presence. “We want you to be a witness to who we are,” he said. He died...

U.S. Aid to Colombia Contravenes Human Rights Intentions

By FOR Colombia Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 1:17am New Report Shows Dramatic Ties to Extrajudicial Killings A detailed report released today by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) describes how U.S. funding to the Colombian military has been supporting army units...