The small aircraft of Colombia’s Satena airline circles a uniform green sea of banana plantations, as it arrives at a landing strip in the heart of the Urabá region, long-time hotbed of the Colombian armed conflict. Continue reading Impressions of my first month in Uraba
Mining in Colombia – at what cost?
The Case Against David Ravelo
“Start preparing for your father’s funeral, son, because we’re going to kill him.”
Last July, PBI Colombia’s Communications Coordinator travelled to Barrancabermeja to interview David Ravelo, secretary general of the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights in the Magdalena Medio (CREDHOS) and a key leader of the social justice movement in that city. A few months earlier, David’s son had begun to receive phone calls from people who threatened to kill his father, or in some cases, claimed they had just finished the job. Continue reading The Case Against David Ravelo
Who can lock up a smile?
ACVC Wins Colombia’s National Peace Prize
Two weeks ago, the Asociación Campesina del Valle del Río Cimitarra (ACVC) received Colombia’s National Peace Prize. Continue reading ACVC Wins Colombia’s National Peace Prize