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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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Dec 13, 20245 min read

Narciso Beleño: A Legacy of Resistance and Justice for the Rural Communities of Bolívar

Narciso Beleño was a renowned rural leader who fought for the rights of communities in the south of Bolívar Article written by Shadia...

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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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Sep 29, 20227 min read

The thin green line: the challenges and dangers faced by those defending nature in Colombia

Luis Guevara. Gloria Ocampo and the imprint of deforestation. Article researched and written by Catalina Calderon & Paulo Coronell...

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Aug 11, 202210 min read

The dark side of "development": The struggles, threats and violence faced by indigenous defenders

Members of the Nasa indigenous guard, Wayúu activist Jakeline Romero Espiayu and the open pit coal mines in the north east of Colombia....

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Aug 8, 20228 min read

IF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ARE THE KEY, WHY DON’T WE LISTEN TO THEM?

Members if the Wiwa indigenous community. Inset: the black line of the Sierra Nevada Article researched and written by Angeline Daino,...

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Jan 14, 202217 min read

A chronicle of a (slow) death foretold: The case of Wilton Orrego

Wilton’s widow Saida Garcia and teenage daughter Sheilis on the bridge over the river Don Diego (Magdalena). On the third anniversary of...

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Nov 19, 20217 min read

Yobani Carranza worked to defend the environment for his local community: it cost him his life.

Murdered local leader Yobani Carranza Castillo had worked on behalf of his community in Cesar to protect the La Mula river. In Colombia,...

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Jul 10, 20213 min read

The security situation of community leaders in the Caribbean region continues to deteriorate.

*This text is a translation of an article written by Camila Orozco Flores and Luis Fernando Trejos Rosero and published by La Silla...

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May 11, 202110 min read

Colombia and its debt with the protectors of nature.

Wilton Orrego, Angelica Ortiz & Gonzalo Cardona. Throughout history, Colombia has experienced a longstanding issue in human rights...

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Nov 5, 20206 min read

Working for your community can mean a death sentence in Colombia: The case of Aramis Arenas Bayona.

Aramis Arenas Bayona Essential State attributes such as legitimacy are dependent on the State achieving effectiveness in the territories,...

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May 26, 20209 min read

Natalia and Rodrigo: the honeymoon murder of Colombian environmentalists that shocked the country.

Natalia Jimenez & Rodrigo Monsalve Violence has been a constant element in the history of Colombia. It claims many victims year after...

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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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Feb 19, 20204 min read

The case of park ranger Wilton Orrego and the dangers faced by those who protect nature.

Wilton Orrego After many years of armed violence in the Colombian State, illegal armed groups (IAGs) have noticed that massacres and...

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Dec 24, 20196 min read

What the gruesome killing of environmental activist Nathalia Jiménez and her husband Rodrigo Monsalv

Nathalia Jiménez and Rodrigo Monsalve Unfortunately it seems that a holiday season cannot pass in Colombia without fresh outrage and the...

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Mar 16, 20193 min read

Statement from the Nasa Indigenous groups of Norte del Cauca on the current protests in the southwes

La Libertad Sublime wanted to share this translation of a statement from the Nasa indigenous leadership in relation to the current...