Olga Araújo Casanova always uses both of her surnames in honour of her mother. Continue reading “Being a human rights defender in Colombia means getting up and facing uncertainty”: Olga Araújo
“Of the 1,151 municipalities in Colombia, only 66 have not registered forced disappearances”: Erik Arellana
From 30 August 1987, the day that changed Erik Arellana Bautista’s life forever, and then became one of the most well-known activists against forced disappearance in Colombia, and of the impacts of this crime, as he is the son of Nydia Erika Bautista. Continue reading “Of the 1,151 municipalities in Colombia, only 66 have not registered forced disappearances”: Erik Arellana
Alto Guayabal resists
Thruts and memory in the Bajo Atrato reagion – Chapter 2
For its second edition of the Festival of Memory, the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz – J&P) chose the So Bia Drua Humanitarian Environmental Indigenous Territory, in the Jiguamiandó́ river basin, Chocó department. An ancestral territory which has once again found itself caught in the middle of armed confrontation and attempts to control the lands, by illegal armed actors. Continue reading Alto Guayabal resists
Truth and Memory in the Bajo Atrato region
The Festival of Truth is an initiative of the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz – J&P), aimed at building peace in Colombian territories Continue reading Truth and Memory in the Bajo Atrato region
“Not Alive or Dead: Disappeared”
Enforced disappearance is an international crime, a human rights violation, an endless tragedy, and permanent pain. The family member of a disappeared person will always know exactly how many days their loved one has been absent, and each day they imagine possible and impossible scenarios. Continue reading “Not Alive or Dead: Disappeared”