AFGJ recently released the following press release. Below the release you will also find the text of a letter that was sent to OAS in regards to the issue. A coalition of human rights and social justice organizations today criticized the administration of outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for its recent attempt to thwart the…
Drug war
Action alerts, Colombia, Drug war
Colombian Community Garden Fumigated
Tell the US to stop supporting the destruction of Colombian communities! Action Request Below This alert was originally released by Jenzera. Pacific Coast, Colombia-The Eperara Siapidaara People Condemn the Destruction of their Community Plots On March 16, 2010 several anti-narcotics police planes sprayed with chemicals the communal gardens and plots of the Eperara Siapidaara women…
Action alerts, Colombia, Drug war
Stop the Displacement of more than 5,000 Farming, Indigenous and AfroColombian Community Members in Piñuña Negro, Putumayo, Colombia!
December 15, 2009 Please take a moment to contact the Colombian Embassy, the Interamerican Commission for Human Rights, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as your US Representative about this urgent matter. Following is a sample email or phone call script:
Action alerts, Alba countries, Democracy, Drug war, Humanitarian Aid
US funding Bolivian opposition: Morales
Press TV. September 15, 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales accuses Washington of funding the campaigns of his rivals to prevent his reelection in Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election. Morales took his accusations of subversion against the United States to new levels on Tuesday, claiming that his rivals in the December presidential election had received campaign funds…