By Nikki Drake, accompanier at FOR Peace Presence Article originally published on Upside Down World An alarm of lively music starts each day around 6am, and the street slowly comes to life. Sweetened coffee percolates in houses, fishermen head out in their small...
We work on many issues. Here are the main topics and the facts in detail. Conscientious Objection A conscientious objector is an “individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service” on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or...
The Team Staff The Board Enrique Chimonja Coy: 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...
By Rene Wadlow Monday, December 10, 2012, 10:35am Our age which has often been so cruel, can now pride itself on having witnessed the birth of a universal human rights movement. In all walks of life brave individuals are standing up for their brothers who have been...
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...
