Home › Posts tagged Colombia

Tag: Colombia

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World No Comments Tagged with , , , , ,
Yolanda Becerra presenting in the November 2012 Women’s Court in the city of Barracabermeja. Photo credit: Lina Mucha.

by Moira Birss –Colombia– “No Justice? No Peace!” Never has this chant, which I have heard so often at anti-war rallies, felt so real to me as during the last few months observing the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian …

“No Justice? No Peace!” The Women Absent from Colombia’s Peace Talks Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, The World No Comments Tagged with , , , ,

by Jemma Williams –Australia– The gondola glides smoothly up into the Andean hills on the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia, as I peer through its clean glass windows in fascination at the world below. Slums sprawl over rugged green hills, with …

Breaking Social Boundaries: Innovative Transport for the Poor in Colombia Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World No Comments Tagged with , ,

by Moira Birss –USA/Colombia– The first thing I notice after disembarking from the canoe that carries me across the Curvaradó River are palm oil trees. Their rows of short, stout trunks topped by long green fronds, stretch as far as …

Afro-Colombians Defend ‘Life and Land’ in Northwest Humanitarian Zones Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World 4 Comments Tagged with , , , , ,

by Moira Birss –USA/Colombia– In the middle of one of the most fertile regions in Colombia, amidst a five-decade armed conflict, a small peasant community manages to serve as a model of civilian resistance against violence and displacement. But as …

Resisting Violence through Sustainable Agriculture in Colombia Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage No Comments Tagged with , , , , , ,

by Moira Birss –Colombia/USA– Fulfilling expectations after a solid showing in May’s first round, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos handily won Colombia’s June 20th presidential run-off election. Though Santos and his contender, Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of the …

Fundamental Change in Colombia Unlikely with President-elect Santos Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics No Comments Tagged with , , , , ,

by Moira Birss – Colombia – The other day I was translating at a meeting between a U.S-based NGO director and a Colombian human rights lawyer. The NGO director remarked how the situation in Colombia reminded him of the story …

Colombia’s Government Wants a Country of Snitches Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics 1 Comment Tagged with , , , , ,

by Moira Birss – Colombia – “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid,” Jorge tells me. “Your right to freedom disappears – you have to limit your movements and activities.” I would be afraid, too; Jorge and …

Defending Human Rights in Colombia is a Deadly Job Read more »

By Posted on Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics No Comments Tagged with , , , , , , ,

by Moira Birss – Colombia – The sparse media coverage of Colombia tends only to give vague descriptions of a violent country with a thriving drug trade. But I’ve come to understand in my 15 months living and working here …

Colombia’s War: “He’s giving our country away” Read more »