Published by the International Crisis Group on December 2, 2020.
Profiles a social leader, and the dangers she faces, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Bogotá.
A Refuge from Violence in a Forgotten Corner of Colombia
Reports tagged “Displacement”
Links to long-form information about peace, security, and human rights in Colombia
El Alcalde antirrestitución de El Carmen de Bolívar
Publicado por La Silla Vacía el 31 de agosto de 2020.
El Cármen de Bolívar is a municipality in the Montes de María region that suffered massive displacement and notorious paramilitary massacres in the early 2000s. The new mayor, Carlos Torres Cohen, opposes land restitution.
¿Por qué Ejército y Policía no reaccionan con contundencia en el Sur de Córdoba?
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 30 de julio de 2020.
Southern Córdoba suffered two massacres in 24 hours as neo-paramiltiary groups fight each other. Where are the security forces?
Afrodescendientes en Meta luchan por mantener su cultura ancestral
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 1 de junio de 2020.
A look at the living conditions of Afro-descendant people displaced to Meta, in Colombia’s eastern plains.
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.
Retos Humanitarios 2020: Balance Anual de Colombia
The ICRC’s annual overview of the humanitarian situation in Colombia. Finds an alarming 2019 increase in landmine victims, confinements, and attacks on medical personnel.
Inseguridad en el Catatumbo: el punto débil de la transformación territorial
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 26 de febrero de 2020.
A look at fragmentation of and disputes between armed groups, the effect of Venezuela’s crisis, and the humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo, a conflictive region of Norte de Santander department.
Guerra y Coca: La Maldición del Edén Chocoano
Publicado por El Colombiano el 25 de febrero de 2020.
A multimedia presentation and article about reporters’ visit to conflictive zones of Chocó department, up the Pacific coast into Panama.