Prayers for Peacemakers 16 September 2020 Colombia
Police station with candles from people protesting the death of Javier Ordóñes at the hands of police. Photo credits: Pulzo Copyright © 2020 Pulzo CPT invites
Police station with candles from people protesting the death of Javier Ordóñes at the hands of police. Photo credits: Pulzo Copyright © 2020 Pulzo CPT invites
In Colombia the problem is not so much unjust laws, as it is the failure to apply existing laws and legislation in a timely manner.
Last night, members from the Las Pavas community stood in the spotlight at the National Museum in Bogotá where they won the National Peace Prize.
CPT has been accompanying the community of Las Pavas in southern Bolivar since 123 families were displaced from their land in 2009 by state security