Español abajo THE ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE CONDEMNS THE VIOLENT ACTS AND MASSACRE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN BUENOS AIRES, CAUCA. The Alliance for Social Justice forcefully express our outrage for the continued increase of violence in Colombia, particularly in the North region of the department of Cauca and concentrated in the Buenos Aires municipality. Yesterday, in…
Colombia masses continued mobilizing to demand justice for Javier Ordoñez, killed by the police on September 9, 2020, and to stop police brutal repression of the ensuing uprising. On September 11, 2020, the AFGJ responded requesting our partners and supporters to voice outrage over the murder of Javier Ordoñez, and the brutal repression of protesters…
By Eunice Escobar and James Patrick Jordan Colombia’s national Human Rights Day began with the brutal pre-sunrise killing of Javier Ordoñez, a 46-year-old lawyer and taxi driver. In the early morning hours of September 9, 2020, bystanders recorded police who beat and repeatedly tasered Ordoñez. He was arrested while going to the store with friends.…
Alliance for Global Justice Statement on the Recent and Ongoing Massacres of Colombian Social Leaders and Ex-Insurgents The Alliance for Global Justice is extremely concerned with the recent increase of violence in Colombia. In our June 16, 2020 action, we asked you to sign a letter asking Members of the USA Congress to act immediately to…
On August 6, 2020, the AFGJ sent a statement on the arrest orders for the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe Velez. In this statement, the AFGJ requested the protection of the Supreme Court members, and all Colombian social leaders, and those participating in the peace process. A week after the Supreme Court order, USA Vice-President asked…
August 4, 2020, marked a historic moment in the history of Colombia, a country with more than 50 years of civil war. On that day, Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the detention of its current Senator and ex-President, Alvaro Uribe Velez. In 2016, the oldest armed insurgency of the hemisphere, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Click here for a list of US Political Prisoners who are Prisoners of Empire We are republishing the following alert being circulated by MLToday. Dear friends: Simon Trinidad is peace negotiator for the FARC, currently serving a life sentence at the super max federal prison in Florence, Colorado under conditions where he can receive no mail or…
Unfortunately, bad news continues to come out of Colombia. It is currently the most dangerous country in the world for human rights defenders. And though it’s hard to believe, the situation has actually gotten WORSE with Covid-19. You can help: Urge your Congressional Representative to sign this Dear Colleague letter calling for change! We also…
David Ravelo Guttiérrez is a well -known social leader and human rights defender who has been beaten by Colombian armed forces and detained without charges in La Modelo prison. He is the son of well-known human rights defender and ex-political prisoner David Ravelo Crespo. Join with international solidarity activists to demand his safety and…
The coronavirus pandemic has turned prisons into breeding grounds for the pandemic. We are asking you to take the following actions in support of this campaign: Send an appeal to international human rights officials and authorities demanding an end to mass incarceration during this pandemic If you are a resident of the United States, click…
