Gold fever in Northeast Antioquia The political discourse of Juan Manuel Santos’ government has centered, in the first six months of his presidency, on two principal themes. On the one hand, it has started discussions about the millions of victims of Colombia’s armed conflict. To that end, a law is being debated in Congress that [...]

“Start preparing for your father’s funeral, son, because we’re going to kill him.” Last July, PBI Colombia’s Communications Coordinator travelled to Barrancabermeja to interview David Ravelo, secretary general of the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights in the Magdalena Medio (CREDHOS) and a key leader of the social justice movement in that city. [...]

Last week David Ravelo Crespo, secretary general for the Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) in Barrancabermeja, was detained by Colombian authorities at CREDHOS’s office. From there he was taken to the Public Prosecutor’s office in Bogotá where he was charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and agravated homicide. David is [...]