2016 has come and gone! This past year was full of change and transition, not only for Colombia, but for the FOR Peace Presence team as well. We said goodbye to our former Executive and Assistant Directors, and welcomed new faces. We saw the fruits of more than four...
News
IFOR in the United Nations Human Rights Council
Para la versión en español, haz clic aquí. On March 22, during the general debate following the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' report on the situation of Human Rights in Colombia, Martina Lanza from IFOR delivered a statement that spoke to the...
Life and Death in Buenaventura: A Continuing Story of Forced Displacement
Para la versión en español, haz clic aquí. Written by Pendle Marshall-Hallmark, FOR Peace Presence accompanier, 2/17/2017 The day I arrived in Colombia to begin my new position as an international human rights accompanier, the decaying, mangled bodies of...
A letter from John Lindsay-Poland
If you live in the United States, you know that our country is in an emergency, as we respond to the racist fear-mongering of a new presidency. You may be less aware of the continuing emergencies in other nations such as Colombia. But human rights workers there...
PUBLIC COMMUNIQUÉ
Para la versión en español, haz clic aquí. PUBLIC COMMUNIQUÉ Murder in Buenaventura of human rights defender Emilsen Manyoma, of the CONPAZ network and leader of the Bajo Calima Community Council, together with her partner Joe Javier Rodallega. Bogotá, 19th January...
Urgent Action Assassination of Human Rights Defender in Buenaventura
Para la versión en español, haz clic aquí. Murder of human rights defender Emilsen Manyoma, of the CONPAZ network and leader of the Bajo Calima Community Council, together with her spouse Joe Javier Rodallega in Buenaventura. Dear Sir or Madam, I trust this finds you...
Public Apologies and Reconciliation: FARC Take Responsibility for La Chinita Massacre
Para la versión en español haz click aqui. Written by Tom Power, FOR-PP accompanier, who was present at the September event. The article was also published by Global Voices. A few days before the national plebiscite vote that rejected the peace accords, two of the...
Statement on the Peace Accord
Public Statement on the Newest Version of the Peace Accords Between the Colombian Government and the FARC Versión en Español November 18, 2016. In the aftermath of the narrow “no” vote against the peace accords signed by the Colombian government and the FARC...