CPT Colombia, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

protestors stand in the street, holding a large banner that spans across the street

Communities protest coal mining in Yariguíes mountains

CPT Colombia February 8, 2023

Community leaders face threats from paramilitary groups after blockading highways to protect the Yariguíes mountain range from environmental disaster

a collection of images of partners in Colombia who are under threat. One hoists a squash on his shoulder, another screams and claps her hands, a third sits on a chair wearing a bag over her shoulder, a fourth looks at the camera and points to a spot behind him.

We pray for a peaceful Christmas in Colombia

CPT Colombia December 28, 2022

This year a record number of social leaders have been killed and CPT partner communities and organizations continue to experience intense violence

Women stand at a protest holding signs, looking away from the camera

A gender emergency

CPT Colombia November 16, 2022

The alarming violence women face in Colombia has provoked lawmakers to propose a gender emergency to bring about decisive laws and actions that stop gender-based violence.

community members sit in a circle inside a large hall.

Prayers for ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia

CPT Colombia October 5, 2022

Supporting grassroots initiatives and community organizing in the rural sectors of Colombia is the path to total peace.

two people stand on a grassy hill, holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Welcome! Humanitarian camp for the right to a dignified life and territory, El Carmen village"

Social leader assassinated for defending the rights of his community

CPT Colombia August 24, 2022

Pray for the communities of Northeast Antioquia after armed groups murdered a social leader and kidnapped two others in response to their community organizing.

dozens of people sit in chairs facing a panel of speakers sitting at a table, with the CAHUCOPANA flag behind them.

Escalation of violence threatens lives in Northeast Antioquia

CPT Colombia July 13, 2022

CPT Colombia calls on state actors to guarantee human rights for the communities of Northeast Antioquia and the members of CAHUCOPANA.

Colombians go to vote in an elections centre. Several people sit around tables and others vote in cardboard stalls. Two police officers walk through the hall.

Colombia demands a change

CPT Colombia June 1, 2022

We thank God that election day took place in relative calm and we pray that over the next three weeks the campaign and voting process will take place in peace.

An image from inside a vehicle, looking out the windshield into the green hills of Northeast Antioquia. The dirver and steering wheel are visible on the left and on the right a leg hangs down from someone sitting on the roof. A truck is a few meters ahead, laden with cargo and a person hangs off the back of the truck.

Humanitarian Action for small farming communities

CPT Colombia March 23, 2022

We ask our wide support network to hold this Humanitarian Action in their thoughts and prayers so that it may be carried out with all the social guarantees for and by the people.