Jailing of Francisco Toloza – In context By W. T. Whitney Jr. 2014 had barely begun. Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, the latter’s life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong. A police projectile thrown at Sintraelecol union president Óscar Arturo Orozco gravely injured his left eye. He…
15 de Octubre, 2013: Día de Solidaridad Internacional con el Proceso de Paz en Colombia Para más información: [email protected] Esta Convocatoria proviene con el apoyo de la Marcha Patriótica, Lazos de Dignidad, FENSUAGRO, y el Comité Permanente en Defensa de los Derechos Humanos. Es el momento para que el mundo entero tome la firme decisión…
OCTOBER 15, 2013: International Day of Solidarity with the Colombian People’s Peace Process. In the United States, we are calling for a Week of Solidarity with Colombia October 13 – 20. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COLOMBIA SOLIDARITY DAY EVENTS IN YOUR AREA, CLICK HERE The following Call to Action has been issued by FENSUAGRO and…
This six minute video is a production of the Alliance for Global Justice and Pan Left. It features leaders of the Peasant Workers Association of Tolima (Astracatol), all of whom have since been arrested as a part of the recent government crackdown on Colombia’s labor, agrarian and popular movements. Many AfGJ supporters will recognize the…
by James Jordan SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM TO SEE WHAT ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE! Colombian Armed Forces have brutally attacked members of the “Paro Agrario” National Farmers and Popular Strike, with at least four to five persons dead and reports of hundreds wounded. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, dismissing strikers as vandals, has ordered…
YOUR ACTION NEEDED! We cannot stress enough how important this case is, and how vital is your solidarity. We have been asked, especially, that people make phone calls to the Colombian Embassy. The Alliance for Global Justice is urging you to take TWO actions. 1) Call the Colombian Embassy at: Tel: 202-387-8338 Fax: 202-232 8643…
by Hernán Camacho, for the Colombian newspaper, Voz (La Verdad del Pueblo) translated by James Patrick Jordan It was December, 2004 when President Álvaro Uribe authorized the extradition of the man born in the Valle del Cacique de Upar, capital of the Department of Cesar, cradle of Vallenato music, who was known in that city…
Click HERE to send an email to Colombian authorities in support of the prisoners’ demands! Prisoners in the Doña Juana Penitentiary in Colombia are halfway through the third week of a hunger strike to demand better conditions. Located in La Dorada, Caldas, the prison is one of the new jails built with US funding and…
(Versión español sigue el inglés) Following is a statement on attacks by the Colombian Armed Forces against unarmed protesting farmers in the Catatumbo region. In attacks on June 22 and June 25, 2013, four persons have been killed, scores wounded and hundreds arrested. Also included below are links to two videos, one from the 22nd,…
By W. T. Whitney Jr., June 26, 2013 Photo by Telesur [NOTE: As this article is being published, we have just received word of yet another unprovoked attack in Catatumbo by the Colombian Armed Forces on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Since Saturday, four peasant protesters have been killed in the region by the…
