Eight people, including four minors, were assassinated and dismembered. During the 21 February 2005 massacre Peace Community of San José de Apartadó leader, Luis Eduardo Guerra, was assassinated. Continue reading 2005: The massacre that changed the Peace Community forever
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“A huge heart to love, a strong heart to fight”
On 18 and 19 April, we accompanied the Peace Community in its Holy Week celebrations. This year the community decided to carry out the stations Continue reading “A huge heart to love, a strong heart to fight”
“We believe in true reconciliation”
Under the blue chapel roof and under the gaze of their dead, on Sunday 24 February, the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó met for the first time with the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Co-Existence and Non-Repetition. After a minute’s silence Continue reading “We believe in true reconciliation”
Between hope and disappointment: a summary of 2018
Two years since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla, the long process has begun towards the agreement’s implementation. Continue reading Between hope and disappointment: a summary of 2018
The voice that will carry the concerns of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó
The morning of the 26th November was particularly emotional for the Peace Community and all of its members: it marked the visit of Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, to their main setllement of La Holandita in San José de Apartadó. Continue reading The voice that will carry the concerns of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó