Jun 246 min readSafeguarding the Promise: Protecting Ex-Combatants in Colombia's Fragile Peace Ex-combatant Jaime Díaz wanted to enter politics. His murder, and that of over 400 signatories of the 2016 agreement, have generated...
Feb 288 min readVoices Silenced: The Tragic Tales of Social Leaders in Colombia's Caribbean Region.Social leaders Nestor Martinez, Jhon Rueda & Temistocles Beltran were murdered in the Caribbean region throughout 2023. *Article written...
Dec 4, 20239 min readLGBTQ+ Leaders in the Caribbean: The Cases of Dania Polo, Franklin Pabon & Alfredo Arrieto.LGBTQ+ leaders Dania Polo and Franklin Pabón were both murdered in 2023, highlighting the continued threats faced by LGBTQ+ activists in...
Aug 3, 20238 min readThe Femicide of Eva Amaya Left Two Children without a Mother and Sucre without a Valuable LeaderSocial leader Eva Amaya was found stabbed to death at her home in Santiago de Tolú (Sucre) in September 2022. *Article written by Sandy...
Apr 28, 20237 min readLeaders in Sucre and Bolívar continue to be persecuted for their workMurdered social leaders Ever Ortega, Rafael Rodriguez Barrios & Elkin Echávez Cañavera were all murdered in Sucre and Bolivar over the...
Nov 3, 20218 min readLeaders 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...
May 20, 20208 min readThe “Parapolitica” Scandal in Sucre; Perspectives and Relations to Violence.Sucre is a department heavily associated with the Parapolitica scandal Sucre is one of the eight departments on the Caribbean coast, its...