Embeddable, 3-minute-minimum videos about peace, security, and human rights in Colombia
Publicado por El Tiempo el 30 de marzo de 2020.
The ELN has declared a one-month ceasefire in response to the coronavirus crisis. This brief video looks at prospects for further eventual steps toward peace with the guerrilla group.
Publicado por Semana el 30 de marzo de 2020.
Ariel Ávila explains the stubborn persistence of coca cultivation in Colombia.
Publicado por Semana el 29 de marzo de 2020.
A conversation with High Commissioner for Peace Miguel Ceballos about the ELN’s declared ceasefire in response to the coronavirus emergency, the government’s naming of two former ELN members as “peace promoters,” and allegations of Venezuelan support to Colombian armed groups.
Publicado por El Tiempo el 22 de marzo de 2020.
Fearing COVID-19 infection, prisoners in Bogotá’s La Modelo penitentiary protested conditions. Government forces, claiming an attempt to escape, killed 23 prisoners and wounded many more. The next day, relatives of prisoners gathered outside its gates.
Publicado por La Liga Contra el Silencio el 19 de marzo de 2020.
A portrayal of indigenous communities resisting mining projects in southern Córdoba department.
Publicado por Noticias Caracol el 8 de marzo de 2020.
An interview with Carlos Ruiz Massieu, chief of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, about the status of peace accord implementation after three years.
Publicado por El Comercio el 1 de marzo de 2020.
A look at the security and drug-trafficking situation in the remote zone where Peru borders Colombia, where Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency. Video accompanies an article and multimedia presentation by the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio.
Publicado por Semana el 1 de marzo de 2020.
Investigators from Colombia’s transitional justice tribunal have established that many bodies in a laboratory at the University of Antioquia are those of conflict victims. Something similar may be the case nationwide, wherever unidentified bodies are buried in cemeteries. Accompanies a Semana article.
