by Omar Martinez
on March 15, 2013
Current List of Co-Signers on this Letter
- Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) - Original co-signer
- Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) - Original co-signer
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by Winifred Tate, Guest
on March 06, 2013
We heard from our longtime LAWG partner Nancy Sánchez, who has worked many years in Putumayo, Colombia, about this sorry case of fumigation of pineapple crops of the Association of Women Pineapple growers, Oroyaco Hamlet, Municipality of Villagarzon, Putumayo.
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by Lisa Haugaard
on February 25, 2013
"What is going wrong in Colombia?" asks the coalition of human rights defenders in Colombia. The government of Juan Manuel Santos last year invested time and funding in mechanisms to protect communities and people at risk, among them human rights defenders.
And yet, in 2012, every five days a defender was assassinated in Colombia, and every 20 hours one defender was attacked. In 2012, 357 men and women in Colombia were attacked for their work as human rights defenders, according to Somos Defensores ("We Are Defenders"), which maintains a unified database of attacks against human rights defenders. Sixty-nine defenders were assassinated, a jump from 49 assassinations in 2011. Indeed, this is the highest number of aggressions against defenders registered by the database in the last ten years, and a 49 percent increase since 2011. The attacks include: 202 threats, 69 assassinations, 50 assaults, 26 arbitrary detentions, 5 forced disappearances, 1 arbitrary use of the penal system, 3 robberies of information, and 1 case of sexual violence...
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by Omar Martinez
on February 22, 2013
In commemoration of International Women's Day, there will be two screenings of the film We Women Warriors in Washington DC.
About the film:
In Colombia's war-torn indigenous villages, three brave women from distinct tribes use nonviolent resistance to defend their peoples’ survival. Warfare between the guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and armed forces imperils Colombia's 102 aboriginal groups, dozens of which face extinction because of the conflict. Trapped in a protracted predicament that is fueled by the drug trade, native women are resourcefully leading and creating transformation imbued with hope. We Women Warriors bears witness to neglected human rights catastrophes and interweaves character-driven stories about female empowerment, unshakable courage, and faith in the endurance of indigenous culture.
Click here to see the film’s trailer.
As part of DC Independent Film Festival, a free screening of the film will take place on Friday, March 8th, at noon. We hope you can join us for the film and a discussion with filmmaker, Nicole Karsin, and Omar Martinez, LAWG staff member. Admission is free, but tickets are required.
When: Friday, March 8 at 12:00 pm
Where: DC Independent Film Festival, Voice of America (VOA) Building Auditorium, Wilbur J. Cohen Building. 330 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC
Tickets: Click here to purchase your tickets for Friday’s screening.
Click here for the promotional flyer.
The second screening will be on March 11th, at the Gala Hispanic Theatre with a panel discussion featuring LAWG Executive Director, Lisa Haugaard, WOLA's Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, USIP's Virginia Bouvier, and filmmaker, Nicole Karsin. Tickets are a minimum of $5 for this screening, with a suggested donation of $15-20.
When: Monday, March 11 at 7:30pm
Where: Gala Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14th Street, NW, Washington DC
Tickets: Click here to purchase your tickets.
Click here for the promotional flyer.
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