Monday, September 26, 2011 - 11:44
The State Department on September 15, 2011, certified that Colombia had met the human rights conditions attached to U.S. assistance.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 14:33
As Congress considers foreign aid appropriations for FY2012, it is important to maintain economic assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. Particularly worthy are humanitarian aid for displaced persons and refugees; disaster relief and reconstruction, including to Haiti; alternative development programs to encourage farmers to turn away from illegal drug crops; programs to strengthen justice systems and support human rights; and public health programs such as those to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and other preventable diseases. See this letter (PDF) from humanitarian agencies, faith-based and nongovernmental groups on aid priorities for Latin America.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 09:54
The steps up to the conference room were plastered with faces. Faces of the missing fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands, mothers and wives. They looked out at us, some faded, torn photographs, others as real as if they could be ready to pick up their child, eat dinner with their family, head off to work, today. Gathered in this hotel conference room in Bogotá were the women and men who had lost a part of themselves when their loved one was taken away in "the perfect crime": forced disappearance.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 00:00
These mass mobilizations mark some of the most heated condemnation yet of violence and impunity associated with President Calderon's U.S.-supported "drug war".
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
Beyond the labor and human rights issues, our organizations remain concerned about the potential impact of the trade agreement on Colombian rural communities.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 00:00
President Calderon has made no secret of his frustration with the United States' failure to take steps to halt the flow of firearms and bulk cash that contribute to the bloodshed that has cost 35,000 lives in Mexico. He's right.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
The House budget proposal slashes the kinds of foreign aid that show the generous face of our nation abroad, as well as those that most effectively address the impact of U.S. citizens' demand for illegal drugs trafficked from Latin America.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 00:00
In your visit last week, you are said all the right words. Now Colombia needs to see the deeds.
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 00:00
The Santos Administration has not yet made significant progress in addressing this or other human rights challenges inherited from the previous administration.
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 00:00
Attacks and threats against human rights and community leaders in Colombia continue full blast since the president's August 7th inauguration, as detailed in a report by a Colombian human rights coalition.
