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We, the Persons Deprived of Liberty (PPL - Personas Privadas de la Libertad) belonging to the Movimiento Nacional Carcelario (MNC - National Carceral Movement), isolated on the second floor of the Bello Medium Security Prison [Department of Antioquia], denounce, before national and international public opinion as well as before control bodies and human rights organizations, the grave atrocities and disproportionate use of force to which we were subjected by the Comando de Custodia y Vigilancia (Guard and Surveillance Command) of Bellavista prison, under the command of Captain Devia Molano D
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Today is the last day of the Caravan for Peace, Life and Permanence in the Territory. It has been more than four weeks travelling through the country. We started in Bogotá and went to the East of Antioquia, then to the South of Bolívar, Arauca, Chocó, Valle del Cauca and Cauca, finally arriving in Cali. We have travelled by chiva, bus and boats, traveling hundreds of kilometers.
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Peasant communities, Afro and Indigenous peoples, workers, women, youth, students, urban popular sectors, human rights defenders, and environmentalists, among others, have mobilized today on several highways and cities in the country. Their objective is to denounce the presence of paramilitary groups in the territories, the ongoing genocide, and the development of a counterinsurgency strategy against the people. We demand that the national security doctrine be reformed, as it currently conceives popular movements and political opposition to the regime as internal enemies.
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In 2016, the Canadian mining company Grand Colombia Gold (now Aris Mining) filed a US$700 million lawsuit against Colombia before ICSID[1], a private investment protection tribunal. The company claims that small-scale miners in the municipalities of Segovia and Marmato have invaded its mines, illegally extracting minerals and thus affecting the company's interests.
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We condemn the physical attack on Cajar’s lawyer, Santiago Salinas Miranda, and the harassment against members of this human rights organization Bogotá, January 10th, 2024 The José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (Cajar) denounces to the public opinion and the national and international community that the organization’s lawyer, Santiago Salinas Miranda, was the victim of a physical attack on Monday, January 8th. The attack was carried out by two women who had harassed other members of this human rights organization in the past.
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Since 7 October, Israel has escalated its raids across Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, arresting dozens of Palestinians daily. There are reports that Palestinian citizens have been arrested over social media posts. After 7 October, Israel revoked the work permits of Palestinian workers from the Gaza Strip, and thousands were arrested. An order was issued to consider these Gazans “unlawful combatants” in order to hold them for an unlimited amount of time without effective judicial review. Thus, Israel has more than doubled the number of Palestinian prisoners since 7 October.
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In the enduring spirit of resistance, our commitment remains steadfast For Palestine, for the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives, for the indomitable spirit of Gaza, for the five thousand Palestinian prisoners, for the global political prisoners, for those unwavering on the path of resistance and justice, for the oppressed and their unwavering resilience, and for humanity's liberation from the clutches of imperialism.
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One year after Gustavo Petro became president of Colombia, paramilitarism continues to challenge the authority of the state and represents one of the most serious threats to the Total Peace project that the Colombian president has made one of the main focuses of his government.
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Olimpo Cardenas, member of the national committee of participation and the Peoples Congress, said that the agreement between the ELN and the Colombian government won't be like the one signed by the FARC.
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MORE THAN 60 HOURS OF PROTEST AGAINST THE MURDER OF OUR UNION LEADER IS REPRESSED BY ECOPETROL. As we have reported, since last Sunday, September 11, the leadership of the Unión Sindical Obrera - USO began a day of protest in rejection of the heinous murder of our comrade leader of the Barrancabermeja Branch, Sibaris Lamprea Vargas, 42 years old, who was murdered on the night of September 10 by hired assassins who hit him with 5 shots.
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