Women human rights defenders continue to be one the sectors most affected by threats and aggression. Continue reading Women human rights defenders receive threats
Tag Archives: Barrancabermeja
A voice that won’t be silenced
The bright sunshine and the unusually clear blue sky above Bogotá contrasted sharply with the greyness and gloom of La Picota prison located in the far south of the city. Continue reading A voice that won’t be silenced
David Ravelo awaits ruling after two years of incarceration
Last week marked the second anniversary of David Revelo’s arrest and subsequent incarceration. Continue reading David Ravelo awaits ruling after two years of incarceration
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