Sister Maritze is an amazing human rights defender who, over the years, has accompanied communities that have been victims of sociopolitical violence and the armed conflict and who search for justice, truth, and guarantees of non-repetition. Continue reading 2003: Light of hope
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The Fight for Justice Continues in Trujillo
Walking up the small hill that leads to the Park-Monument for Memory, in the municipality of Trujillo, you instantly feel the powerful energy of this magnificent place. Continue reading The Fight for Justice Continues in Trujillo
Trujillo massacre
The Massacre of Trujillo refers to multiple and successive human rights violations committed between 1988 and 1994 in the municipalities of Trujillo, Bolivar, and Riofrio (Valle del Cauca), including enforced disappearances, torture and the murders of approximately 340 people at the hands of a coordinated criminal structure which included members of the Army, Police, local politicians and paramilitaries from the North Valle cartel. Continue reading Trujillo massacre
“I didn’t join a religious order to live in a convent”
Maritze Trigos’ optimism cannot be dampened. Continue reading “I didn’t join a religious order to live in a convent”
Trujillo: Where memories cannot be silenced
Upon arrival at Trujillo, a municipality of the Valle del Cauca department that seems to breathe tranquility amongst mountains and abundant vegetation, the scenery took me by surprise. Continue reading Trujillo: Where memories cannot be silenced