Statement in Solidarity with MADJ in light of recent defamation campaigns/Declaración en solidaridad
(español abajo) Witness for Peace reiterates wholeheartedly our solidarity with the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice (MADJ in...
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May 15, 201814 min read
La Lucha Es Constante: Updates from Pajuiles
Members of the COBRAS, armed with riot gear and tear gas, stand guard outside the encampment at Pajuiles, May 3, 2018. The banner above...
Apr 13, 20185 min read
Jailed Before He Was Born
Albertina López Melgar, a member of the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice (MADJ, for its initials in Spanish) has emerged in the...
Jun 23, 201713 min read
The Berta Cáceres Case in Context: The Campaign Against Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, Indigen
The assassination of Berta Cáceres has, for good reason, become an emblematic case in the conversation around human rights abuses in...
May 28, 20175 min read
WFP Urgent Action in Buenaventura, Colombia / Acción Urgente en Buenaventura, Colombia
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May 9, 20171 min read
Help protect Mexican human rights defenders
Witness for Peace is extremely concerned about the safety of Oaxacan human rights defenders Rodrigo Flores Peñaloza and Bettina Cruz...
Sep 8, 20143 min read
“Security” in Mexico doesn’t apply to many human rights defenders
Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, had a way of talking that sounded a bit like George W. Bush, which is to say...
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 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...
Jun 8, 20123 min read
Systematic Threats Force Mexican Labor Rights Organization CAT to Close its Office
by Carlin Christy, WfP Mexico Repeated attacks including kidnapping and death threats have forced the members of The Center of Support...
May 21, 20123 min read
Car Bomb Explodes in Bogotá as Trade Accord Begins
By Austin Robles, WFP Colombia When I left the United States to do human rights work in Colombia, I knew the risks of entering the...
May 4, 20123 min read
Estamos Hasta la Madre! Voices from Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity
By Witness for Peace Mexico Team “I’ve been looking for my son for a year and one month! Do those of you who haven’t lost a child know...
Apr 26, 20125 min read
Hope and Strength in the Face of Violence, Grief, and Despair
By Claudia Ana Rodriguez, WFP Mexico This past weekend, my fellow team member Carlin Christy, and I went to Cuernavaca, a small city in...
Apr 23, 20122 min read
Drug Policy and its Consequences: Summit of the Americas
During the Summit of the Americas this month, leaders from the Americas came together to discuss pressing issues in the region. One of...
Feb 23, 20122 min read
Standing Up for Human Rights in the Bajo Aguan
This past Sunday marked the end of an incredible demonstration of solidarity with the people of the Bajo Aguan. The International Human...
Mar 30, 20111 min read
Today: International Day of Action in Solidarity with Honduras
By Brooke Denmark, Christine Goffredo and Riahl O’Malley International Team – Nicaragua Witness for Peace In Tegucigalpa teachers,...
Mar 19, 20111 min read
Honduran Teacher Killed During Military Repression of Peaceful Protest
By Christine Goffredo International Team – Nicaragua Witness for Peace Yesterday in Honduras’ capital city of Tegucigalpa, members of...
May 7, 20103 min read
Oaxaca Attack Exposes Repression of Social Movements
On April 27th, a caravan of people intending to enter San Juan Copala was attacked by an armed group. Residents of San Juan Copala had...
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Feb 18, 20103 min read
Honoring Colombians: Why Did Dolls Work?
by Anne Barstow, Rutgers Presbyterian Church of NYC Having tried a number of ways to make the Colombian displaced persons crisis real to...
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