Eight people, including four minors, were assassinated and dismembered. During the 21 February 2005 massacre Peace Community of San José de Apartadó leader, Luis Eduardo Guerra, was assassinated. Continue reading 2005: The massacre that changed the Peace Community forever
Category Archives: Memory and tribute
2004: The challenges of being a Women Human Rights Defender
In a context of high tension and major accusations against human rights defenders,[1] Soraya Gutiérrez, a lawyer from the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR),[2] received numerous threats and attacks. One day a package was sent to her home, Continue reading 2004: The challenges of being a Women Human Rights Defender
2003: Light of hope
Sister Maritze is an amazing human rights defender who, over the years, has accompanied communities that have been victims of sociopolitical violence and the armed conflict and who search for justice, truth, and guarantees of non-repetition. Continue reading 2003: Light of hope
2002: In the heart of urban violence
The year that saw Pastrana’s administration end and Uribe´s begin was one of the most violent years in modern Colombian history. Continue reading 2002: In the heart of urban violence
2001: Women’s resistance in Barrancabermeja
The Grassroots Women’s Organisation (Organización Femenina Popular – OFP) was accompanied by PBI from 1995 to 2012. The OFP has been organising, training and mobilising women for 47 years, turning them into human rights defenders and project leaders Continue reading 2001: Women’s resistance in Barrancabermeja