Action Center - Latin America Working Group

Let’s Hear it for Optimism, Peace in Colombia

by Virginia Bouvier on December 15, 2010

In this winter moment when we begin to think of “peace and good will to all,” we thought you might like to see this report by our colleague Virginia Bouvier of the US Institute for Peace. Her insights offer a bit of cautious hope for the prospects for peacemaking in Colombia.

:2010, Blog Posts, Colombia, Guest

Ex-Colombian President Uribe Ignites Debate at Georgetown

by Vanessa Kritzer on November 16, 2010

:2010, Blog Posts, Colombia, Vanessa Kritzer

Breaking the Silence: In Search of Colombia’s Disappeared

by Lisa Haugaard on December 09, 2010

:2010, Blog Posts, Colombia, LAWGEF Reports on Colombia, Lisa Haugaard

A Haunting Delegation to Ecuador

by Shaina Aber, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA on November 12, 2010

:2010, Blog Posts, Colombia, Guest

Host an Exhibit from Colombia's Silenced

by LAWG Colombia Team on November 17, 2010

How do you unearth the many narratives of violence, repression, and displacement of families and communities that have never made it into Colombia’s official history? How do people who have experienced so much destruction and death even find the strength to tell these stories, relive this pain? And how do you make sure that these people, if they do speak out, are heard?

Click here to find out how you can amplify the voices of Colombia’s silenced.

:2010, Action Alerts