With indignation, Berenice Celeita spoke about the poverty and violence that she sees every day. Continue reading “The pandemic changed everything,” Berenice Celeita
Tag Archives: Women Human Rights Defenders
“Nobody is educated on their own, we all learn together as a community”
Sister Mariela describes herself as an educator because she believes that this word has a wider meaning than the word “teacher”, encompassing ideas like “developing, Continue reading “Nobody is educated on their own, we all learn together as a community”
2004: The challenges of being a Women Human Rights Defender
In a context of high tension and major accusations against human rights defenders,[1] Soraya Gutiérrez, a lawyer from the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR),[2] received numerous threats and attacks. One day a package was sent to her home, Continue reading 2004: The challenges of being a Women Human Rights Defender
2001: Women’s resistance in Barrancabermeja
The Grassroots Women’s Organisation (Organización Femenina Popular – OFP) was accompanied by PBI from 1995 to 2012. The OFP has been organising, training and mobilising women for 47 years, turning them into human rights defenders and project leaders Continue reading 2001: Women’s resistance in Barrancabermeja
“Being a human rights defender in Colombia means getting up and facing uncertainty”: Olga Araújo
Olga Araújo Casanova always uses both of her surnames in honour of her mother. Continue reading “Being a human rights defender in Colombia means getting up and facing uncertainty”: Olga Araújo