Massacre in Cali amid National Strike in Colombia
Reports from human rights defenders estimate that at least eight people were killed by police on April 30 in the protests in Cali
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal seeks to uncover role of the Colombian state in the ongoing genocide
The TPP has returned to Colombia for a third time amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country. Movements and organizations across social sectors will present witness reports about systematic human rights violations
“Duque’s agenda is an agenda determined by Washington”, says Pablo Beltrán
Pablo Beltrán, the chief negotiator of the National Liberation Army (ELN), said that the government of President Iván Duque has an agenda determined by the United States. He also emphasized on the ELN’s will to resume dialogues with the government, despite the differences.
Colombia witnesses historic protest in defense of public education
Students are demanding increase in the budget for public higher education, reassessment of the student debt, financial support for the National Learning Service, and freezing of enrollments to private higher education institutions
Statements by Colombia’s Defense Minister threaten social movements
Guillermo Botero alleged that social protests were financed by illegal organizations, putting in jeopardy social leaders in Colombia, who are already facing a number of threats
Paramilitary threats against Colombian journalists and alternative media outlets
Latest paramilitary death threats shake alternative media projects in Colombia
Colombia’s withdrawal from UNASUR marks a lost opportunity
The decision is a blow to continental unity and an affirmation of the North American imperialist agenda in Latin America . The country loses the chance of integrating itself with its neighbors and benefiting in a variety of ways.