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On 21 October, I had the honor of addressing the UN Security Council at the annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security. I spoke as a member of Cxhab Wala Kiwe, which means “Great People’s Ter
This statement was made by Celia Umenza Velasco, Indigenous leader, Legal Coordinator for the Indigenous Reservation of Tacueyó and member of ACIN (Association of Indigenous Councils of the North of Cauca), and on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.
This statement was made by Celia Umenza Velasco, Indigenous leader, Legal Coordinator for the Indigenous Reservation of Tacueyó and member of ACIN
Community guard groups nurture and cultivate practices of popular and ancestral power inherited from centuries ago and organise community members around the defence of their respective territories and spaces.
Colombia: State terror won’t stop the struggle By Martha Grevatt posted on May 11, 2021 Since April 28, workers in Colombia have been waging a general strike. The strike was provoked by the third of three recent tax “reforms” imposed by the right-wing government of President Iván Duque. The new taxes squeeze workers at both ends, by raising taxes on personal income and charging sales taxes on basic food items. First day of Colombian general strike, Bogotá, April 28 This creates tremendous hardship for Colombian workers, whose average monthly pay is equal to around $310 — well belo...