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More than a thousand social leaders and human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia since 2016. La Libertad Sublime aims to share their stories, highlight their causes, and raise awareness.
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Jun 9, 202110 min read
Colombia’s communal leaders: paying a fatal price for representing forgotten communities.
Murdered communal leaders Luis Caldera & Jorge Betancur. In Colombia, violence, drug trafficking and the armed conflict have not ceased...
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Jun 1, 20218 min read
Community leaders are vital for the social fabric and progress in Colombia, but they are endangered.
“Being a social leader is not a crime”. Murdered community leaders Maria del Pilar Hurtado & Temistocles Machado. Work in defense of...
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May 25, 202111 min read
Rural Leaders: Colombia’s Hidden Heroes.
Murdered rural leaders Edilberto Cantillo, Manuel Osuna & Gloria Ocampo. According to the United Nations, a social leader can be any...
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Apr 26, 202110 min read
Female leaders in Colombia: We need to celebrate & support their work rather than mourn them.
Edenis Barrera, Francia Marquez, Carlota Salinas & Soraya Bayuelo Human Rights are universal and inherent to all individuals, and they...
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Nov 23, 20204 min read
The killing of Edwin Acosta and the situation in the south of Bolívar
Edwin Acosta The killing of social leaders in Colombia has perpetuated the violent roots and power vacuum at the heart of the armed...
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Jun 23, 20206 min read
Gustavo Pérez: The ex-combatant who worked for victim’s rights
Gustavo Pérez Arevalo Social leaders are people that fight for human rights and have recognition in the community to operate, coordinate...
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Jun 15, 20207 min read
Jorge Luis Betancourt & the dangers of defending Human Rights in the south of Córdoba
Jorge Luis Betancourt Córdoba is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located on the Caribbean coast. It is known for being a livestock...
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Jun 8, 20206 min read
Luis Eduardo Caldera Villamizar and the dangers faced by social leaders in the south of Bolívar
Luis Eduardo Caldera Villamizar What would you do if your life were constantly threatened because you are helping your community? This is...
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May 27, 20207 min read
Cesar: Inequality and absence of State allows violence against social leaders
Cesar faces violence against social leaders Over the years, Colombia has faced different problems such as the war between the state and...
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May 20, 20205 min read
Hernán Bermudez: The Gentle Giant Killed for Helping Others Reclaim their Land
Murdered social leader Hernan Antonio Bermudez Arevalo was involved in land restitution programs In the last years, the status and work...
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May 19, 20207 min read
Challenges facing the LGBTI community in Atlantico
“It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world,” Those were the words...
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May 18, 20208 min read
The role of Luis Dario Rodriguez in the south of Córdoba: A Social Leader to Remember.
Luís Dario Rodriguez was yet another victim of the violence in the south of Córdoba The systematic assassinations of social leaders in...
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May 14, 20205 min read
Bolívar: State absence leaves south of department to suffer due to the prevalence of illegal economi
The footprint of illegal mining in the south of Bolívar Bolivar department is located in the center of Colombia, and its southern part...
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May 5, 202013 min read
Magdalena: Caribbean Paradise Plagued by Violence
Almost 15 years after AUC demobilisation, neo-paramilitaries exercise control over large parts of Magdalena (with tragic consequences for...
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May 3, 202010 min read
The Dynamics of Violence in Cordoba
María del Pilar Hurtado was one of the social leaders to have been killed in Cordoba Can you imagine living in a context where the...
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Jan 22, 20204 min read
INSIDE THE STORM: Who was Victor Manuel Trujillo?
Victor Manuel Trujillo Where is the government? That is the question that we usually use to condemn the murder of another social leader....
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Nov 29, 20194 min read
María del Pilar Hurtado: an advocate who lived, and died, for people’s rights
María del Pilar Hurtado According to Indepaz (Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz), between the 1st of January 2016 and the...
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Nov 28, 20194 min read
José Victor Ceballos Espinayu: The indigenous teacher and activist slain for defending the rights of
Jose Victor Ceballos Epinayu was one of the many social leaders who was killed in Colombia this year. He was teacher and activist from La...
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Oct 25, 20195 min read
Manuel Osuna: The campesino whose gruesome murder highlights the impunity which reigns in Colombia.
Manuel Osuna, the rural leader who was brutally murdered by neo-paramilitary structures for his commitment to crop substitution programs...
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Oct 24, 20197 min read
Manuel Gregorio: A brief history of a tragedy in the south of Córdoba
Manuel Gregorio Imagine yourself in a pretty beautiful landscape; with vegetation, hills, and fresh air, but without any source of income...
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