Sibylla Brodzinsky
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia must strike a balance between peace and justice: Too much justice may stifle any chance for peace and too little may spark new conflicts in the future.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 00:00
"The government and local media have already tried to paint us as rebels. That damage has already been done".
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 00:00
Never before has the FARC and government come so far on agreeing on anything, much less a very root cause of the conflict
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Security in Colombia has improved dramatically over the past decade, but the incidents show that digging too deeply into corruption or human rights abuses can still be extremely dangerous for journalists.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 00:00
Packed into Bogota's Bolivar Square demonstrators chanted that those who want peace outweigh the critics. "We are more! Peace now!" they cried
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 00:00
At least two peasant leaders in Colombia have been murdered in the past several weeks, heightening concerns about the security of opposition figures and human rights defenders as the government and leftist rebels try to negotiate.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 00:00
Recent kidnappings and intensified fighting have increased public skepticism about the Colombian government and FARC rebel peace talks. Today marks a new round of negotiations.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 00:00
The lack of access to land by the rural population has been both a cause and consequence of Colombia's five-decade-old conflict. And it will be the first point of discussion.
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 00:00
A recent report found that men earn 17 percent more than women in Latin America. It's an improvement over data from 10 years ago, but the pace of gains remains slow.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 00:00
Though the Farc is militarily weakened and government forces have the upper hand, each seems to have reached the conclusion that a battlefield victory is impossible.