Alvaro Ybarra Zavala The Colombian conflict - 2008

The Colombian conflict
Near the border between Panama and Colombia, violent fightings occur in the region of Choco. The Colombian army, the FARC, the ELN, and two other paramilitary groups fight over the natural resources (palm oil and coca fields) of the jungle. This situation forced the Afro-Colombian and Indian population to flee, loosing their land, their identity.

The complexity of Colombia's armed conflict

By Juan Orrantia

Death and Taxes

By Jason P. Howe

Adopt a kidnapped

What do you agree when adopt a kidnapped?
www.adoptaunsecuestrado.org.

When you decide to adopt a kidnapped resignations to inaction against the kidnapping and become aware of why the commitment to do so.

Finding identity with the history of that person and his family will help you achieve the goal of this initiative: one to be seated at all.Time and again we hear that people who have endured the kidnapping in their families feel the pain of other victims like himself and experiencing a genuine solidarity, active and committed. That is the solidarity that promotes

www.adoptaunsecuestrado.org

So when you adopt a kidnapped undertakes:

*Recognize the life story of the person kidnapped
*Send messages to the person in captivity
*To express publicly their rejection of the kidnapping and demand their freedom
*Actively participate in the civic protest against the kidnapping
*Propose ways to reject crime and demand the freedom of his adopted
--Copyright 2008 / Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana

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War on Want

www.waronwant.org

Colombia is one of the most unequal societies on earth with 3% of the population owning 70% of the land. War on Want believes that poverty will only be alleviated when trade unions are respected.

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War on Kidnapping

Inside Colombia's War on Kidnapping

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