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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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Aug 27, 20246 min read

Silencing Voices: An Analysis of the Murder of Social Leaders in Córdoba and their Socio-Political Implications

José Gregorio Naranjo and William Alvarez Dominguez; two more victims of the violence faced by social leaders and human rights defenders...

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Aug 12, 20247 min read

The Violence which Stalks Leaders in Córdoba

Mary Emilse Bailarín, Edwin Tapia and Luis Mendoza are among the more than 70 local leaders who have been murdered in Córdoba since...

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Mar 22, 202412 min read

The Ongoing War on those Reclaiming their Land and Leading Crop Substitution Programs in Córdoba

Land claimant Emiro Sanchez and rural leader Neider Alzate were both murdered in Córdoba within a couple of weeks of one another in 2023....

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Dec 6, 20238 min read

Indigenous Leaders in the Caribbean: The Cases of Benito Castillo, Mary Petro and Albert Mendoza.

Indigenous leaders Mary Petro, Albert Mendoza and Benito Castillo were murdered in the Colombian Caribbean in 2023. Article written by...

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Jul 21, 20236 min read

The Case of Oswaldo Duglas and the Struggles Faced by those Deemed an Obstacle to 'Progress'.

Oswaldo Duglas Bula represented the interests of informal vendors in Montería until his murder in November 2022. *Article written by...

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Jun 16, 20239 min read

Rafael Moreno: The Journalist and Social Leader Murdered for Investigating Corruption in Córdoba

Rafael Moreno was shot dead in October 2022. He had been investigating cases of corruption involving local elites in the south of...

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Jun 14, 202310 min read

Córdoba's crop substitution leaders continue to be murdered having banked on change.

Rural leader Jorge Luis Jaraba Plata was the 62nd social leader murdered in the department of Córdoba since the 2016 peace agreement was...

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Apr 28, 20238 min read

Córdoba and the war on those wishing to move away from illicit crops.

Ofenix de Jesús Concha and Luis Alberto Ramos Bertel were representatives of rural communities that have traditionally been reliant on...

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Nov 8, 20216 min read

Karina Cuesta Ortega was brutally murdered. Her life was then stigmatized.

Karina Paola Cuesta Ortega was brutally murdered in March 2021. The brutally dismembered body of young worker, social activist, and...

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Oct 21, 20219 min read

The reality of social leaders in Colombia: the case of Fredman Herazo Padilla.

Cultural leader Fredman Herazo whose murder provoked outrage & frustration in his community of San Basilio de Palenque. The killing of...

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Jun 23, 20216 min read

The killing which (momentarily) shook the nation.

Maria del Pilar Hurtado, mother of four, was shot dead in front of her eldest son in June 2019. This article was originally published by...

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May 18, 202110 min read

Crop substitution programs were central to the 2016 peace deal: Signees have been left in the lurch.

Attempts to deal with illicit crops affect many stakeholders; illegal groups respond to this possibility with violence against social...

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Nov 25, 20206 min read

Arcangel Pantoja & Omar Agudelo: two more lives extinguished by the violence in Córdoba.

Arcangel Pantoja & Omar Agudelo represented rural communities in Puerto Libertador, Córdoba Violence in Colombia has not stopped for a...

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Nov 13, 20208 min read

The killing of indigenous leader Oscar Domicó Domicó and the violence in Córdoba.

Oscar Domicó Domicó The purpose of this article is to provide context on the situation in the southern region of Cordoba regarding the...

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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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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 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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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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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...