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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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Mary Emilse Domicó Bailarin: The skilled artisan whose murder highlights the threats faced by indigenous women in the marginalized regions of Colombia
Mary Emilse was a skilled artisan from the Embera Katio community in Tierralta, Córdoba Article written by Gabriela Larios, Maria Lugo &...
Feb 113 min read
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Breaking the mould: the need to recognize and value the work of female indigenous leaders
Female indigenous leaders such as Aida Quilcué, Daniela Soto Pito, and Mercedes Tunubalá are assuming more prominence and instigating...
Nov 21, 20244 min read
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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...
Aug 12, 20247 min read
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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...
Dec 6, 20238 min read
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La Guajira: Multiple Interests Collide to the Detriment of Indigenous Communities and their Leaders.
The population of La Guajira is faced with many challenges, from limited access to water and high rates of malnutrition to local...
Jun 28, 20237 min read
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The danger faced by those working for the communities and future of La Guajira
Osvaldo Enrique Hernández Zuñiga & Alexander Fonseca Peñaranda were murdered in La Guajira. *Article written by Laury Cervantes, Yenifer...
Apr 28, 20238 min read
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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....
Aug 11, 202210 min read
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The current plight of the Embera community in Bogotá.
Members of the Embera community at their camps on the streets of Bogotá. Article researched and written by Danna Arrieta, Melanie Boyano...
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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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,...
Aug 8, 20228 min read
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The need to stand up for our leaders: the case of Aura Esther Garcia Peñalver.
Aura Esther Garcia Peñalver In a world where people’s rights are continuously violated and the state does not respond, it is necessary to...
Nov 22, 202110 min read
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Leaders like Jaime Basilio are left at the mercy of illegal groups.
The village of Libertad, on the outskirts of San Onofre, where indigenous leader Jaime Basilio was murdered outside his home. The...
Nov 3, 20218 min read
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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...
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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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...
May 11, 202110 min read
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Indigenous leaders: Daily threats and violence in their struggle to defend community and territory.
“S.O.S They are killing us”; Indigenous protestors from the Nasa community in the south and south-west of Colombia. Colombia is an...
May 4, 20218 min read
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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...
Nov 13, 20208 min read
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La Guajira: The Domino effect of Corruption
La Guajira faces many challenges including access to basic resources The department of La Guajira is very rich in culture, gastronomy,...
Jun 16, 20204 min read
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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...
May 5, 202013 min read
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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...
Nov 28, 20194 min read
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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...
Mar 16, 20193 min read
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