Photo gallery: The March for Land Restitution This past March 6th, in honour of the International Day for Victims of State Crimes, crowds mobilised both within the country and internationally to reclaim the memory of their lost family members and the right to truth, justice, and reparation.  This March 6th, thousands of Colombians gathered in Monteria [...]

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15 years ago more than 4,000 people were displaced from the Lower Atrato region of Choco. Two military operations would mark the local population’s destiny: “Black September” and “Operation Genesis.” In February 2012, in an act of remembrance for the forced displacement that took place, approximately 200 people walked together across the River Basins of Curbaradó and Jiguamiandó.

Marking fifteen years since the military operations “Genesis” and “Black September” in Lower Atrato, Colombia The Fourth Ecumenical and Ecological Walk in Curbarado and Jiguamiando, Department of Choco, Colombia  Photo gallery The massive forced displacements in the River Basins in Curbarado and Jiguamiando took place 15 years ago, but the memories of war haven´t dissipated.  [...]

If you ask people in the Curbaradó river valley how they are doing, they will often say: ‘Aquí, luchando’ (here, struggling). During the last several months I’ve been accompanying quite a bit in Curbaradó, and am beginning to understand why they say that. Getting to Curbaradó in public transport (overcrowded jeeps) from Apartadó, the nearest [...]

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 [...]