Written by Gina Spigarelli Last pack smokedSan José de Apartadó, Colombia - I quit smoking on November 7. I am still in a state of permanent nic-fit, but doing better. My body has been pretty crazy all month, so confused about why it is doing this to itself. I had a...
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The Hike That Kills
By Liza Smith Friday, December 3, 2010, 12:19pm by Jon Patberg, current Accompaniment Team Member in Colombia I recently came back from a six day accompaniment journey to a remote village called Mulatos about 16 miles to the northeast of La Union. Mulatos is the site...
Monument to Impunity: Medellín Judge Acquits Officers Involved in Massacre
By Susana Pimiento Disregarding recent Supreme Court precedents on command responsibility, a judge in Medellin acquitted 10 officers investigated for the February 2005 massacre in which Peace Community members, including 3 children were brutally murdered. The ruling...