Despite escalating conflict in 2022, leading to the murders of 189 human rights defenders (registering 18 more than the year before), we can look back on a challenging but successful year for FOR Peace Presence. Do you want to know more about our work over the past...
Peace and Nonviolence
Total Peace: A Chance to Increase Human Security in Colombia?
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), there are currently six different armed conflicts in Colombia. In addition, criminal groups are active in many regions throughout the country. Decades of war have resulted in 8.8 million victims. In the...
FORPP Team Member Maru Wins the 2022 Women Building Peace Award!
We are thrilled to share with you the big news that our compa and team member María Eugenia, or Maru as known by friends and communities, is the recipient of the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) 2022 Women Building Peace Award! Besides being part of the FORPP...
FORPP Team Member Maru Selected as Finalist of the 2022 Women Building Peace Award
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) announced the six finalists for the 2022 Women Building Peace Award. The Women Building Peace Award is given each year to a woman peacebuilder who has made a major contribution to preventing conflict, combatting violence and...
National Strike: March Until Dignity Becomes Custom
Reflections from our field team: April 28- May 28, 2021 A mural to life, honoring the memory of Alison, Sebastián and Esteban, 3 of the victims of police violence in Popayán, a mural dignifying the resistance of the social and popular minga led by Colombian youth in...
PARAR PARA AVANZAR – Marchar Hasta Que La Dignidad Se Vuelva Costumbre
Reflexiones sobre el Paro Nacional: abril 28 - mayo 28 de 2021. Un mural a la vida, honrando la memoria de Alison, Sebastián y Esteban, 3 de las víctimas de la violencia policial en Popayán, un mural dignificando la resistencia de la minga social y popular liderada...
National Strike: Parar para avanzar
COLOMBIAN YOUTH IN NON-VIOLENT ACTION LEAD THE NATIONAL STRIKE, RESISTING STATE REPRESSION AND FAVORING SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS: TO STOP IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, LONGING FOR PEACE. Reflexions from our Field Team En Español Since last April 28 and during the 23 days of...
Victims Lead Reconciliation in Colombia
En Español Between April 12 and 19, the month of memory and solidarity with victims in Colombia, the FORPP team participated and accompanied acts of dignity and memory, including the delivery of a report to the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and...