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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...
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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 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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Dec 1, 202111 min read
The brutal murder of activist Francisco Giacometto and the dangers faced by social leaders.
Community and political activist Francisco Giacometto was brutally murdered in Santa Marta in April 2021. The role of social leaders in a...
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Nov 22, 202110 min read
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...
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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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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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Nov 3, 20218 min read
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...
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Oct 23, 202110 min read
The murder of community leader Oswaldo Perez highlights the peril faced in marginalized areas.
Community leader and victim of forced displacement Oswaldo Perez was murdered in July 2021. The department of Bolivar is located in the...
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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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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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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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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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May 21, 202110 min read
Defiance and danger: The case of Afro-Colombian leaders since the signing of the peace agreement.
Francia Márquez, Temistocles Machada & Fredman Herazo. Colombia has had a long history of violence dating back to the times of its...
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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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May 12, 202111 min read
Violence against trade union activists in Colombia: An old problem which refuses to go away.
Murdered trade union representatives Alcides Cotes Jurado (L) and Hernán Ayala Melo (R). Four years have passed since Colombia signed the...
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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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May 10, 202112 min read
Duque’s tax reform was the tip of the iceberg: Those protesting want a more inclusive approach.
Various sectors of Colombian society have been on strike since April 28th, facing excessive violence from public forces in response....
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