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
Human rights defender jailed
Last week David Ravelo Crespo, secretary general for the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) in Barrancabermeja, was detained by Colombian authorities at CREDHOS’s office. Continue reading Human rights defender jailed
Baseless prosecution of the ACVC
Since the creation of the Small-scale Farmer Association of the Cimitarra River Valley-National Agro-ecological Network (ACVC-RAN), its members have been the victims of assassinations, threats, arbitrary detentions, forced displacement, disappearances, torture, their homes have been burned down and they have suffered food and medical blockades. Continue reading Baseless prosecution of the ACVC