Colombia 3/5

Feb 4, 20165 min read

15 años después: El “gran éxito” del Plan Colombia

Por Lisa Taylor, Acción Permanente por la Paz Colombia Este artículo aparece en inglés en el periódico en línea Upside Down World. Este 4...

Feb 17, 20154 min read

“Nuestra guerra no es interna, sino impuesta”: Lecciones desde Colombia sobre la ayuda E

Por Julia Duranti, APP Colombia En un editorial que escribió en enero para el New York Times, el Vice Presidente estadounidense Joe Biden...

Jan 2, 20153 min read

La Unión Portuaria en Urabá denuncia presiones antisindicales, otras violaciones del Plan de Acción

Por la Unión Portuaria de Colombia Apartadó, Colombia 29 de diciembre de 2014 Los trabajadores de Cargoban clamamos justicia, justicia...

Dec 18, 20148 min read

Más allá de Ayotzinapa: Como la Intervención de Estados Unidos en Colombia Allanó el Camino a la Cri

Por Julia Duranti, Witness for Peace Colombia, y Maggie Ervin, Witness for Peace México Este articulo originalmente apareció en inglés en...

Aug 29, 20144 min read

Otro Plan Colombia no es la solución a la crisis migratoria centroamericana

Julia Duranti, APP Colombia Mientras el Congreso menos productivo en la historia de los EE.UU. se fue de vacaciones en agosto sin abordar...

Aug 29, 20144 min read

Another Plan Colombia is no solution for Central America migration crisis

Julia Duranti, Witness for Peace Colombia While the least-productive Congress in history went on vacation in August without addressing...

Apr 10, 20144 min read

San Jose, Buenaventura: Ground zero for Free Trade in Colombia

By Chelsey Dyer, WfP Southeast Board The houses surrounding me were small wooden structures, built by the hands of the community members...

Apr 10, 20144 min read

San José, Buenaventura: Zona cero del libre comercio en Colombia

Por Chelsey Dyer, Junta Regional de APP Sureste Las casas que me rodeaban eran pequeñas, construidas de madera por las manos de los...

Apr 1, 20143 min read

The Human Face (and Price) of Trade

The Witness blog series is back! This month, Witness for Peace, in close collaboration with coalition partners in the United States and...

Nov 6, 20131 min read

“Immigration Problem”

Spoken word by Hillary Watson (delegate of a WfP delegation in Colombia) about U.S policy with Latin America and the consequent...

Mar 31, 20139 min read

Why I decided to Boycott Illegal Drugs

I grew up in Colombia, hearing about cartel members and drug lords who were killing each other, and innocent people, in order to gain...

Nov 15, 20125 min read

Election Blog Series – Drug Policy Reform at Home and Abroad

WFP Colombia Team With the end of the U.S. presidential election, political commentators have begun predicting what the differences and...

Aug 23, 20125 min read

Nimbyism and Colombia’s “Socially Responsible” Mine, Cerrejón

By Jeanine Legato WfP Colombia Southeastern Massachusetts, where I am from, was deeply embroiled in a nimby (Not-In- My- Backyard) ...

Aug 21, 20123 min read

GM Workers Enter 4th Week on Hunger Strike with Growing International Support

By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Dozens of people protested in front of GM’s headquarters in Detroit last week, outraged at the company’s...

Aug 13, 201211 min read

Labor Action Plan Monitoring Report

This is a Labor Action Plan Monitoring report done by Witness for Peace delegates and International Team this past July. It includes the...

Aug 3, 20123 min read

Fired GM Workers Commemorate Protest’s Anniversary with Hunger Strike

By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Minutes before he started to sew his mouth shut, Jorge Parra explained his rationale to me: “Essentially GM...

Aug 1, 20124 min read

Caño Manso Reclaimed its Collective Territory, but Security Concerns Persist

By Austin Robles WFP Colombia Team Colombians often refer to their country as one of laws but without law enforcement. For communities...

Jul 12, 20123 min read

Gold Rush in Colombia: Part 2

by Amanda Tello The lure of profits has attracted the attention of more than just the state and multinational corporations (MNCs) to the...

Jul 6, 20126 min read

Gold Rush in Colombia: Part 1

by Amanda Tello Colombia is one of the most bio-diverse, resource-abundant countries in the world. Home to the Amazon rainforest, the...

Jun 12, 20124 min read

Workers of the Americas at Risk: The Cases of Wisconsin, Colombia, and Guatemala

by Carlos Cruz, Colombia Team The workers of the Americas are facing an all-out attack on their rights and their lives. The recent effort...

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