Colombian Social Leaders : All

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Peoples Dispatch
Colombian National Strike Committee Issues Call to Renew Anti-Government Protests
15 Feb 2020
A popular uprising against the far-right Ivan Duque government began last year opposing the rise in assassinations of social leaders and the neoliberal economic measures.
Peoples Dispatch
Six Social Leaders Assassinated in Past Week in Colombia
27 Dec 2019
The genocide against Colombia’s social leaders, human rights defenders and ex-combatants continues as six of them were violently assassinated in the past one week.
Peoples Dispatch
José Murillo, Latest Victim of Colombian State Persecution
10 Dec 2019
The social leader and human rights defender was arrested on Saturday December 7 in the midst of a historic wave of protests in the country
Zoe PC
Nine Reasons Why Colombians Went on Strike
22 Nov 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians went on a strike on Thursday, November 21, here are the reasons why.
Zoe PC
Nine Reasons Why Colombians are Going on Strike
21 Nov 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians are set to go on strike on Thursday November 21, here are the reasons why.
Peoples Dispatch
Colombian Teachers Carry Out National Strike in Defense of Life, Peace and Democracy
14 Sep 2019
Teachers mobilize demanding security and guarantees for lives and physical well-being of the teachers as well as social and trade union leaders.
Peoples Dispatch
What Has Happened in the Case of Julián Gil?
13 Sep 2019
Julián Gil, one of the hundreds of Colombian social leaders subjected to criminalisation and legal persecution, has spent over 15 months in prison.
Peoples Dispatch
Humanitarian Caravan Denounces Humanitarian Crisis, Shines Light on Alternatives in Colombia
06 Aug 2019
Representatives of over 70 Colombian organizations and 38 internationalist brigadiers are taking part in the ‘Humanitarian Caravan for Life’ that began on August 5.
Peoples Dispatch
Colombian Organisations Condemn Arbitrary Arrest of Peasant Leaders
18 Jul 2019
The illegal arrest and detention of 9 peasant leaders is another episode of the stigmatization of peasant communities in the region by the Colombian security forces.
Zoe PC
Assassination and Intimidation of Social Leaders Continues Unabated in Colombia
26 Jun 2019
The brutal assassination of María del Pilar Hurtado in front of her 9-year old son on June 21 shook the country to its core. The very next day, Andrés Chica, who demanded justice for Maria, was…