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...
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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...
Jun 5, 20124 min read
“The bullets fell from above like rain:” accounts from the Ahuas tragedy
“The bullets fell from above like rain.” Recently, Witness for Peace partnered with PROAH, which provides International Human Rights...
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 18, 20124 min read
Lessons from Iraq in Honduras and the Attack against the Miskitos
By: OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) Translation by Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the original version in Spanish...
May 18, 20123 min read
Freedom of Expression in Mexico Threatened as Journalists are Systematically Targeted
by Moravia de la O, WFP Mexico This past Sunday, authorities found journalist Rene Orta Salgado’s body in the trunk of his car in the...
May 1, 20123 min read
First trade union member killed since FTA implementation announced
The packed room of port workers stood in silent commemoration of Daniel Aguirre, a man who dedicated his life to the struggle of the...
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...
Apr 16, 20121 min read
An Open Letter to Secretary Solis from a Union Member
This is an open letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis from union member and Witness for Peace board member John Walsh. It comes after...
Mar 21, 20124 min read
“We do it knowing what can happen”, Interview with Gilda, Honduran Journalist Under Threat
Honduras is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. On March 11th, Honduran Journalist Fausto Evelio Valle was...
Feb 16, 20122 min read
UN Rapporteur Addresses Human Rights Crisis in Honduras
“I am worried by the level of violence that affects people who peacefully claim their economic and social rights, including the right to...
Aug 19, 20112 min read
Reports on Violence in Bajo Aguan Fail to Capture Complexity of Conflict
By the Witness for Peace International Team, Nicaragua Early this week, several major news outlets ran stories concerning continued...
Jun 28, 20112 min read
Honduras: Two Years After Military Coup, U.S.-Backed Repression Continues
By Riahl O’Malley International Team Witness for Peace Two years ago today, Manuel Zelaya, then the democratically-elected president of...
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...
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