Published by World Development on October 10, 2020.
An account, based on fieldwork, of how the coca economy is oppressing indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Cauca.
The coca enclosure: Autonomy against accumulation in Colombia
Reports tagged “Cauca”
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La parábola de los campesinos reclamantes de tierra del Naya
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 23 de abril de 2020.
The story of displacement and resistance of Afro-descendant, indigenous, and campesino communities along the Naya River, which forms the border between Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments.
¿Por Qué la Violencia se Ensañó Contra los Líderes Sociales en Cauca?
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 23 de abril de 2020.
A look at the work of, and severe threats faced by, social leaders in Cauca, the department of Colombia where more leaders have been killed than anywhere else.
José Adalberto Torijano, un Luchador por los Derechos del Campesinado
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 20 de abril de 2020.
Profile of a Cauca campesino leader killed by the Army in 2017, and his effort to establish a Campesino Guard and reserve zones for small landholders.
Edwin Dagua Ipia, el Guardián del Resguardo Huellas
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 20 de abril de 2020.
The story of an indigenous leader killed in northern Cauca in 2018, and the legacy of his work with the Indigenous Guard.