Dear Friends, (Español aquí) This month, we are excited to share with you the story of La Esperanza, to give you a chance to meet this inspiring community that is defending human and biodiversity in their struggle to regain their ancestral lands. After being...
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Una Historia de La Esperanza
Queridxs amigxs, (English Here) Este mes, nos complace compartir con ustedes la historia de La Esperanza, para darle la oportunidad de conocer a esta comunidad inspiradora que defiende a los humanos y la biodiversidad en su lucha por recuperar sus tierras ancestrales....
Farmers Captured and Families Fighting for their Release in Mapiripán
La versión original en español. Our partners in Mapiripán are greatly concerned by the capture of 6 local farmers, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Our field team worked closely with our local partner Asodeamapi and the CONPAZ network to write the communiqué,...
Defenders at Risk: Implications of COVID-19 on Human Rights in Colombia
On April 25, we hosted a webinar with three human rights defenders about the impact of COVID-19 on human rights in Colombia. In such a challenging time, we were grateful to hear from folks around the world about their concerns for human rights defenders and to discuss...
Meet our new accompanier: Enrique
Enrique is a social leader, human rights defender and member of the victims’ network Communities Constructing Peace in the Communities (CONPAZ). In 2017, he was selected the Human Rights Defender of the Year in the national awards for human rights, granted by Diakonía...
Meet our new accompanier: María Eugenia
María Eugenia is from the outskirts of Popayán, in the department of Cauca. She studied ethno-education at the University of Cauca. Her family member was a victim of an extrajudicial execution, which motivated her to get involved in peace-building work. She is a...
Mapiripán: Defending Land and Memory
After a steep descend from the Andean mountains, we enter the Eastern Plains of Colombia, the department of Meta. We follow the newly paved road into the heart of the plains. Soon after leaving the main road, just before crossing Guaviare river (to get to San José de...
Announcing our Accompaniment of Blanquita-Murrí
A few weeks ago we traveled to the interethnic territory of Blanquita Murrí, located in the Frontino municipality of the state of Antioquia, to formally receive their petition for accompaniment. Read more background on Blanquita-Murrí here. We were invited to a...