Even in the toughest years of the armed conflict, Colombia still had movements of resistance and hope. After more than three years living displaced in different places Continue reading 2000: The Return to Cacarica
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Victims speak about the release of General Rito Alejo del Rio
General Rito Alejo del Rio was released on 27 September, under the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP). Alejo del Rio, known as the ‘Pacifier’ of Uraba, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for one of the horrific murders carried out by paramilitaries during their violent takeover of Uraba in Choco in 1997. Continue reading Victims speak about the release of General Rito Alejo del Rio
CAVIDA, process of non-violent resistance, for dignified life on the land
Last June, when we were accompanying the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP) in the Humanitarian Zone, Camelias (Curvaradó), I met a young boy from the Humanitarian Zone Nueva Esperanza (Cacarica). Continue reading CAVIDA, process of non-violent resistance, for dignified life on the land
Finalists for the Diakonia Human Rights Prize 2017
PBI is proud to announce that four of the organisations we accompany have been selected as finalists for the National Human Rights Prize, Diakonia 2017. Continue reading Finalists for the Diakonia Human Rights Prize 2017
Eight nominees for the National Human Rights Award are accompanied by PBI
Each year there is a ceremony for the National Human Rights Defense Award in Colombia. The award, organised by Diakonia Suecia seeks to recognise, highlight and applaud the work of individual defenders, processes, organisations and human rights NGOs that carry out their work in vulnerable and risky conditions. Continue reading Eight nominees for the National Human Rights Award are accompanied by PBI