Colombia: agrarian protest stems from neo-liberal destruction
August's 'Agrarian and Popular Strike' highlighted the failures of the NPA and the Santos government's policies.
Banana Link
Banana Link is working towards fair and sustainable banana and pineapple production and trade in close partnership with banana workers unions and small farmers organisations.
Another look at Pope Francis
Was LAB unfair to Pope Francis in our 4 April Newsletter? An analysis by the provincial of the Colombian Jesuits provides a more hopeful view.
ANDEAN GLACIERS “GOING FAST”
Among the most sensitive indicators of global climate change, these glaciers have shrunk by at least 30% over the last 30 years. Paul Brown, from Climate News Network, reports.
ECUADOR: CORREA, THE INDIGENOUS MOVEMENTS AND THE LEFT
Is the newly re-elected President a closet neo-liberal and unrepentant fan of 'brown left' policies of extraction and accelerated development? Ecuador's left and indigenous movements are strongly critical but also anxious to develop positive alternatives.
COLOMBIA: CRISIS-HIT COFFEE GROWERS BLOCK ROADS
The coffee industry in Colombia is in trouble and coffee growers have decided to send a clear message to the government trough protests and demonstrations.
COLOMBIA: ‘MINING COMPANIES WEAKEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY’, SAY NGOs
Colombian NGOs accuse the mining companies of destroying democracy in the regions where they operate.
COLOMBIA: COMBATTING ANGLOGOLD
Environmental activists and local people are protesting about the damage that a large gold mine, called La Colosa, and an associated processing plant, will do to people and biodiversity in the department of Tolima.
COLOMBIA: PROTESTS OVER PLANNED GOLD PROJECT
Hundreds of people have protested about a proposed gold processing plant, which they fear will diminish and pollute local water supplies.
Peace Brigades International – UK Section (PBI UK)
PBI sends teams of international volunteers to areas of conflict at the request of local human rights defenders who are threatened because of their legitimate, nonviolent, human rights activities.