CPT Colombia, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

Four members of CPT Colombia wearing their blue vests sit on the pavement in front of a row of candles that are set up in the form of the number +21.731 representing the number of people killed in Gaza since 7 October.

Day of the Candles

CPT Colombia December 13, 2023

The CPT Colombia team uses the Colombian Christmas tradition of Day of the Candles to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people

Testimonies from Northern Puerto Wilches

CPT Colombia November 28, 2023

Help us share these testimonies to prevent the neglect of the State from silencing the voices of farming communities.

a group of people stand together in a line, some have their hands in the air, all smiling at the camera

Community Practice for accompaniment

CPT Colombia November 1, 2023

CPT joined partner organizations in Geneva Switzerland for a conference of Community Practice for Unarmed Civilian Protection/Accompaniment in October.

A storefront with the letters AGC spraypainted on the wall after the Clan del Golfo incursion into Segovia.

Clan del Golfo invades communities in Antioquia

CPT Colombia September 28, 2023

Community Peacemaker Teams calls on Colombian authorities to protect civilians after recent paramilitary incursion exacerbates humanitarian situation in Segovia, Antioquia

A CPTer attends an event organized by The Popular Women's Organization (OFP). This CPT partner organization has fought for a just society for the last fifty-one years.

Colombians do not lose hope that they can change history

CPT Colombia September 13, 2023

The election season in Colombia has always been accompanied by cycles of political violence, but candidates of hope insist that “There are more of us who are good.”

A sign is hung on the side of a wooden structure, that reads in Spanish ""Only those who, every day labor in the fields know that everything can be lost in the blink of an eye.”

Solidarity with the communities of northeast Antioquia

CPT Colombia August 2, 2023

The township of Carrizal has declared itself a Permanent Humanitarian Refuge as communities continue to face violence, armed strikes, and economic blockades

A CPT member with a blue vest and red hat sits on a dirt floor across from a young child. There is a game of tic-tac-toe between them.

Childhood is the here and now

CPT Colombia June 21, 2023

Pray for the children who deserve to live in freedom and grow up in territories of peace

Report on the social and economic situation of El Guayabo

CPT Colombia May 17, 2023

Chronicles of an announced humanitarian crisis between July 2022 and March 2023

Five CPT members stand together, wearing red caps and blue vests, and holding out their palms towards the camera, which are painted red.

Childhood and war

CPT Colombia May 10, 2023

Colombian children face grave human rights violations as armed conflict continues to intensify

In the foreground a person wearing a blue CPT vest and red CPT hat takes a photo of a pasture, where, in the background, several cows stand together, emaciated for lack of food.

Community of El Guayabo suffers from hunger after heavy rains

CPT Colombia March 29, 2023

Last winter’s floods destroyed food crops for the community as well as pastures which resulted in the death of livestock. Now the hot summer has dried up the land and eliminated the possibility of planting.

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