In Colombia’s Pato River valley and wider Caguán basin, former combatants are caught in the crosshairs as peacebuilding efforts clash with dissident groups in the struggle to define the region’s legacy.
El pueblo de Cañaverales es el primero en beneficiarse de un programa destinado a proteger a las comunidades campesinas del desarrollo industrial, pero el poder empresarial sigue siendo un gran obstáculo para la justicia.
Cañaverales is the first to benefit from a new government program aimed at protecting campesino communities from industrial development, but corporate power remains a major obstacle to justice and dignity for its people.
Among the unanswered questions about the military’s response to the 1985 attack on the seat of the judiciary is what happened to the disappeared victims. New research sheds light on the role of an unassuming museum.
En una comunidad colombiana dedicada durante mucho tiempo a la no violencia y la defensa ambiental, dos asesinatos recientes subrayan los desafíos que enfrentan los planes del gobierno de izquierda para una paz duradera.
The ruling against the banana giant formerly known as United Fruit makes history in holding a U.S. company liable for abuses committed abroad. Lawyers say the case is just the beginning.
For the Mothers of Soacha, murals, performances, and tattoos create a living monument of grief and defiance in their search for the truth about the thousands of “false positives” killed and disappeared in Colombia.
Para las Madres de Soacha, sus murales, performances y cuerpos tatuados crean un monumento vivo a través del que elaboran sus duelos y activan estrategias para revelar la historia de los “falsos positivos”.
For one researcher and member of the Colombian environmental movement, confronting the climate crisis—and the false solutions proposed to address it—means transforming society as we know it.
