It was to be expected
What is happening today in Colombia’s Judicial Branch was to be expected. It is a worrying trend in a country that requires more than ever a strong and reliable administration of justice for peace.
Read MoreWhen missing people cannot be found, what happens with their property?
The property of missing persons is not only a home acquired, like for most Colombians, with much effort. For relatives of missing persons, this is the place where they have waited for the return of their loved one for years.
Read MoreUndue pressure in the wrong direction
Why let the United States continue to pressure the government to deal harshly with communities that plant coca, if the problem lies in the ban promoted by the U.S. and delays in rural development in Colombia?
Read MoreLos Guáimaros resist being forgotten
August 30th marks the 15th anniversary of the massacre in the village of Los Guáimaros, in Montes de María. Despite the cruelty of those 15 deaths and their impact, their story remains untold and no one knows who did it.
Read MoreThank you, Sergio Jaramillo
Whoever becomes the High Commissioner for Peace, will have to continue with a legacy that, above political and sectoral interests, prioritizes safeguarding the essence of what was agreed.
Read MoreThe ghost of fear
Social leaders working on the implementation of the Peace Agreement live in fear of being called guerrilla members, running away from the arbitrary arrests of the past.
Read MoreThe use of jail went out of proportion
If the idea was to control the production, transportation and use of drugs through tough policies, what ended up happening was the criminalization of the most vulnerable and marginalized.
Read MoreThe debts we owe to female coca growers
Although women growers face particular contexts of discrimination, poverty and workload, the decree creating the Program for the Substitution of illicit crops did not include a gender approach.
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