Published by The New York Times on November 27, 2020.
A sad, intimate portrait of a family’s reverse migration from Colombia back to Venezuela during the coronavirus pandemic.
A Mother, Her Son — and Their 1,500-Mile Search for Home
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Colombia’s Female Social Leaders, LGBT+, and Land Rights Activists At Risk
Published by WOLA on November 24, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Los impactos del covid-19 en la seguridad y la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 26 de octubre de 2020.
A look at the security situation amid the health crisis in Catatumbo, southern Córdoba, and Antioquia’s northeast and Bajo Cauca regions.
El covid y una venganza contribuyeron a acabar “la paz” en Tumaco
Publicado por La Silla Vacía el 21 de octubre de 2020.
A non-aggression pact between criminal groups has broken in the embattled port city in southwest Colombia.
Action Required to Stop Massacres and Violence in Colombia
Published by WOLA on September 23, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Salud reproductiva y glifosato
Publicado por el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos el 3 de septiembre de 2020.
A summary of a more detailed scientific study of risks to reproductive health posed by glyphosate, the herbicide that the U.S. and Colombian governments wish to resume spraying from aircraft over coca-growing areas.
Colombia: Indigenous Kids at Risk of Malnutrition, Death
Published by Human Rights Watch on August 13, 2020.
Child malnutrition remains severe among the Wayuu people of La Guajira. It is a result of severe corruption and threatens to worsen with COVID-19.
Defining his Legacy: Challenges and Opportunities for Duque in his Final two Years
Published by Colombia Risk Analysis on August 5, 2020.
As Iván Duque hits the midpoint of his presidential term, an overview of Colombia’s political and economic reality.
Colombia Update: The State of Peace and Human Rights Amid the Pandemic
Published by WOLA on August 4, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
La cara étnica de la pandemia en Colombia
Publicado por El Espectador el 3 de agosto de 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Afro-desdendant and indigenous communities especially hard.
Colombia: Armed Groups’ Brutal Covid-19 Measures
Published by Human Rights Watch on July 15, 2020.
Warns of the vicious measures that illegal armed groups have taken to enforce COVID-19 lockdowns, and control territory, in several parts of the country.
¿Qué ha pasado en la JEP durante la cuarentena?
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 13 de julio de 2020.
An infographic presenting the transitional justice system’s activities since COVID-19 measures went into effect in March 2020.
In Latin America, the Pandemic Threatens Equality Like Never Before
Published by The New York Times on July 11, 2020.
Reporters travel 1,000 miles across pandemic-hit Colombia and find many examples of human suffering.
Colombia Update: Attacks on Social Leaders, Forced Eradication Operations, and Ongoing Abuses Amid the Pandemic
Published by WOLA on June 26, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Las prioridades del gobierno en tiempos del COVID-19
Publicado por la Coordinación Colombia-Europa-Estados Unidos el 9 de junio de 2020.
An indictment of some of the Colombian government’s policy choices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela: Population Movement in the COVID-19 context
Published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on May 25, 2020.
Information about Venezuelan returnee flows, and provision of assistance to them, during the COVID-19 crisis.
El conflicto armado y su impacto humanitario y ambiental: tendencias durante la pandemia
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 24 de mayo de 2020.
An overview of conflict trends during the first four months of 2020. Notes some decrease in overall violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with armed groups enforcing restrictions and social leaders facing even more attacks.
The State of Human Rights in Colombia: Military Espionage, COVID-19, and Ongoing Abuses
Published by WOLA on May 19, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Coronavirus and the Colombian Countryside
Published by NACLA on May 5, 2020.
An update from a scholar who has been sheltering in place with a campesino family in Briceño, Antioquia, the town chosen for a pilot crop substitution project before the 2016 peace accord was signed.
Los armados ahora también juegan a autoridad sanitaria
Publicado por La Silla Vacía el 1 de mayo de 2020.
A survey of how illegal armed groups are imposing rules and enforcing quarantines during the COVID-19 crisis.
Alerta Temprana 018-2020
Publicado por la Defensoría del Pueblo el 30 de abril de 2020.
An early-warning alert from the human rights ombudsman detailing armed groups’ activities during the first several weeks of COVID-19 response, including violent enforcement of public health measures.
Cese al fuego del ELN: ¿Qué pasó y qué sigue?
An infographic explaining the unilateral ceasefire that the ELN declared during the month of April 2020, past ceasefires, and what might come next.
Los municipios que enfrentan el virus y luchan contra la violencia
Publicado por el Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales el 28 de abril de 2020.
A look at how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting historically conflictive parts of Colombia that were prioritized for the peace accord’s Territorially Focused Development Programs (PDET).
COVID-19: a Window of Opportunity for Negotiations With the Eln?
Published by Rodeemos el Diálogo on April 25, 2020.
An analysis by Gwen Burnyeat and Andrei Gómez-Suárez of recent events and prospects for renewed dialogues with the ELN.
Militarización, Paramilitarización y Negación al Amparo del Estado de Emergencia Económica y Social
Publicado por la Coordinación Colombia-Europa-Estados Unidos el 20 de abril de 2020.
An update on the human rights situation amid Colombia’s COVID-19 state of emergency.