the elimination of the different types of violence requires something more than just constitutional, legal or institutional changes. It requires true revolutionary changes that dismantle the basis of exploitation and social exclusion of all human beings.
After Hamas attacked Israel, I noticed many people ignoring the long-lasting, structural violence that has been going on against the Palestinians and analyzing this attack as a sudden phenomenon
I was not excited at first about the proposal, but as he insisted and ex-fighters started to get killed all over the country, I rethought the idea. What if I got killed? Then the only versions of my life would be those told by the BBC, Geen Stijl or RCN television. By then, I hadn’t even considered writing a book so I said yes.
Nos acaban de notificar que ganamos una (pequeña) beca del Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia para salvaguardar archivos audiovisuales de excombatientes. Se trata de un
it was heartwarming to hear a government negotiator recognizing exactly what most people fail to recognize – in a completely transparent, selfless and public exercise of self-criticism: most ex-FARC members complied
This article is an adaption of the original article in Spanish: La reincorporación en el marco de la Paz Total, published in Medina Gallego, C.
People ask me frequently what is the most important lesson I learned during my jungle years. One thing, for sure (although admittedly not the most
Recently in Colombia, there was a public scandal around a guy who was about to be appointed ambassador to the United Arab Emirates by Petro’s government. Several women vented their indignation testifying about power and sexual abuse in the past when he was a university professor.