Human rights defender David Ravelo had to withstand death threats, smear campaigns and prosecution after publicly reporting Continue reading 2010: A life in human rights – David Ravelo
Tag Archives: David Ravelo
The most dramatic events of 2017
“You are the new generation, you deserve peace”
The small, brightly lit, white-walled room is filled with a hundred students, some of them sitting on the floor because there is no other room. Continue reading “You are the new generation, you deserve peace”
“You have to re-learn how to be free”, David Ravelo
The day that David Ravelo recovered his freedom, his family, the people from his home town, Barrancabermeja and the press greeted him with outpourings of affection and solidarity. Continue reading “You have to re-learn how to be free”, David Ravelo
The case and the cause
Whoever studies the past in Colombia knows that a version of the dominant class has always existed, where they have accused innocent people of being guilty and the guilty people are not even accused. Continue reading The case and the cause