Issues & Struggle of young People in the 2021 National Strike Movement Video This video portrays young men and women from various sectors and social movements in urban and rural areas throughout Colombia and shows their issues & struggle in the 2021 national strike movement. By Camilo Imuez and Santiago Pastas Delgado
The systematic violation of human rights during the National Strike in 2021 Photo story The 2021 national strike brought together young men and women from various sectors and social movements in urban and rural areas throughout Colombia, where they mobilized to carry out social protest. The systematic violation of human rights, lack of educational opportunities, unemployment, inequality, violent state repression and poverty are reasons why thousands of young people took to the streets and roads across the country to protest. By Karold Santacruz
Social Protest in the Southwestern Colombian City Pasto Reflection The article describes and discusses social protest in the southwestern Colombian city Pasto within the framework of the so-called "National Strike". The situation was characterized by an unprecedented social mobilization and an alarming escalation in the use of repressive violence by the state. By Francisco Marín and Nathaly Hernández Botina
Of struggles, resistance, art and other demons Essay This text explores the contents, forms, agendas and disputes that have confronted youth movements (in terms of art and culture) in Colombia over the last 20 years. All this is in order to recognize and acknowledge ourselves in the midst of a path that attempts to erase experiences and hinder solidarity. By Karol Daniela Sánchez
Being a woman social leader in this country is much more difficult than being a male leader Portrait Mayerlis Angarita, Colombian social leader and human rights defender in the Montes de María region, is founder of the organisation Narrar para Vivir and winner of the 2018 Anne Klein Women’s Award. By Sara Tufano
Colombia and SARS-CoV-2: Will the storm pass? Background In Colombia too, public life and the economy have been at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is, however, hope that the early measures taken to stem the pandemic will pay off in the medium and long term. The country is currently between hope and fear regarding the measures to ease the social and economic lockdown in place since March. By Florian Huber
A feminist peace in Colombia? Analysis The inclusion of a gender perspective in Colombia's peace agreement: past, present, and future. By Catalina Ruiz-Navarro
Jury statement: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2018 In bestowing the Anne Klein Women’s Award 2018 on Jineth Bedoya Lima and Mayerlis Angarita Robles, the Jury is honoring two women from Colombia who have campaigned for the rights of women in armed conflicts, against the use of structural sexual violence, and for peace in Colombia and the nation coming to terms with its past.
Common Sense on Conflict Minerals Natural resources should be a major contributor to development in some of the countries that need it most. And yet, in some of world’s poorest and most fragile states, they bring just the opposite. By Michael Gibb
