CPT Colombia, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

Erik sits on a chair with his arms up behind his head in a relaxed position. His farm is behind him.

Have we gone back in time?

CPT Colombia January 24, 2024

Communities and social leaders are facing a spike in violence in the last year, both in rural and urban areas. There is no safe place anymore.

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