Colombia

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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.

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 man in a blue jacket and red hat sicks a magnetic sign on a bonnet of a vehicle

Hope reborn: El Magdalena Medio resists oblivion

Jhony Arango December 30, 2022

As a child, one of my biggest questions was where the water from the stream that passed through my neighborhood went. I would ask my

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.

A woman walks in front of a house with people in the background

Let dignity be custom for all

Pierre Shantz October 12, 2022

Changing a system so deeply entrenched in racist, colonial, and capitalist policies will not be easy. Does the election of Colombia’s new President, Gustavo Petro and Vice-President, Francia Marquez, signal hope?

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.