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Colombian Union Leader and Peace Worker in Danger!

The Alliance for Global Justice and the People’s Human Rights Observatory express our profound alarm over the recent threats against Peace Worker and labor leader William Salazar and his family. Salazar is the president of SINDHEP, the union of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia’s Ombudsman’s (peoples advocate) office. He is also the president of REDSIPAZ,…

Solidarity with Colombia’s Dagoberto Ortiz Reincorporation Camp / Solidaridad con ETCR Dagoberto Ortiz en Colombia

(This video, produced by Tanya Nuñez, is a conversation with a spokesperson for one of the communities most impacted by threats and assassinations in Colombia. Alirio presents important ideas for ending political violence and advancing the vision of a new Colombia.) Declaración de Solidaridad con el ETCR Dagoberto Ortiz en la vereda Monterredondo, Miranda, Cauca,…

Interview with Wilder Andrey Téllez Gonzalez, Colombian teacher, union member, eco-defender, and human rights defender

Police, Repression, and Popular Movements in Colombia: Webinar this Thursday, September 15, 8p ET, 7pm CT and Colombia, 6p MT, and 5p PT. Featuring presentations by Colombian Congressperson Alirio Uribe, Juan Esteban Martínez (Campaña Libertad Ya), Camille Landry (AFGJ), Alberto Bejarano (Trabajo y Justicia—Grupo Jurídico), and Stephanie Ortiz (Fundación Lazos de Dignidad). Moderated by Nina…