Colombia

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The Aegean sea is visible through a window that is covered with a gridlock of bars.

Solidarity breaks through borders

Jhony Arango December 15, 2023

CPT Colombia team member Jhony Arango visits the CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity team and experiences the global fabric of solidarity.

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

CPT members stand on stage, wearing blue vests, preparing to speak during the event for 25 November, the Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, in Barrancabermeja, Colombia.

From Kurdistan to Colombia, women resist

Runak Radha November 29, 2023

Resistance knows no borders, as Kurdish CPT member Runak Radha joins the struggles of CPT Colombia’s women’s movements for the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women on 25 November

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 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