Eyewitness Investigation–Is the US Funding a War on Colombian Farmers? August 1 through 11, 2010 This will be a working delegation, producing a comprehensive report on conditions faced by Colombian farmers and how these are affected by US policies. We will collect testimonies and investigate how rural, indigenous and Afro-Colombian lands are being cleared for…
Colombia
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, Political prisoners
Threats Against Colombian Political Prisoner
Urgent action needed! The International Network in Solidarity with Colombian Political Prisoners (of which the Alliance for Global Justice is a member) is calling for people to take urgent action on behalf of Liliany Obando, a Colombian political prisoner, regarding human rights abuses and threats against her. Liliany Obando is being subjected to a campaign…
Action alerts, Colombia, Political prisoners
Legal Defense of Liliany Obando, Colombian Political Prisoner
We have received an urgent request for financial support regarding the legal defense of Liliany Obando, a Colombian labor unionist, human rights activist, independent filmmaker and political prisoner. We need to raise $1,000 as quickly as possible to cover expenses regarding the collection of evidence vital to her case, which goes back in session in…
Action alerts, Colombia
Stop the Displacement of Indigenous Farmers!
The Alliance for Global Justice has received word that the popular occupation of Piñuña Negro continues and is in dire need of international support. Indigenous, AfroColombian and farming community members have amassed at the Police Inspector’s office–the highest governmental authority in the area–to demand negotiations to stop coca eradication efforts until the government makes good…
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, Colombia, Political prisoners
Human Rights Day for All, and for All the Good Fight!
[Below is a statement from the International Network in Solidarity with the Colombian Political Prisoners. AFGJ urges you to take action.] On this Human Rights Day, the International Network in Solidarity with the Colombian Political Prisoners (INSPP) calls attention to the violation of the human rights of Colombia’s political opposition and its supporters. The Colombian…
Action alerts, Colombia, Political prisoners
International Day in Solidarity with Colombia’s Political Prisoners
September 12, 2009 Campaign for Labor Rights ACTION ALERT Colombia’s Permanent Campaign in Solidarity with the Political Detainees “Behind the Walls” and the International Network in Solidarity with Colombia’s Political Prisoners are calling on organizations around the world to participate in an International Day in Solidarity with Colombia’s Political Prisoners on October 1st, 2009. Throughout…