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More than a thousand social leaders and human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia since 2016. La Libertad Sublime aims to share their stories, highlight their causes, and raise awareness.
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The historical and present-day violence in the Bananera zone of Magdalena
Rural leaders Martin Escobar and Willington Tovar were both shot dead in August 2023 in Magdalena. The department has a long and tragic...
Jun 17, 20249 min read
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The Ongoing War on those Reclaiming their Land and Leading Crop Substitution Programs in Córdoba
Land claimant Emiro Sanchez and rural leader Neider Alzate were both murdered in Córdoba within a couple of weeks of one another in 2023....
Mar 22, 202412 min read
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Voices Silenced: The Tragic Tales of Social Leaders in Colombia's Caribbean Region.
Social leaders Nestor Martinez, Jhon Rueda & Temistocles Beltran were murdered in the Caribbean region throughout 2023. *Article written...
Feb 28, 20248 min read
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Fray Torres: another victim in the conflict over land in Magdalena and throughout Colombia
Fray Torres represented communities in land reclamation processes in the department of Magdalena until his murder in September 2022....
Oct 2, 202311 min read
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Barranquilla: the capital of life?
Community leaders Miguel Arrieto and Johnny Agudelo were murdered in the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, highlighting the issues of...
Sep 14, 20237 min read
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The Murder of José Luis Quiñones Highlights the Struggle over Land in Cesar and throughout Colombia
Rural leader José Luis Quiñones was murdered in Tamalameque, Cesar, in August 2022. He had been leading processes of land claiming in the...
Jul 12, 20235 min read
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The murder of rural leaders Teofilo Acuña and Jorge Tafur shows the struggles over land in Cesar
Rural leaders Teofilo Acuña & Jorge Tafur worked to stop the development of private initiatives such as mining on public lands in Cesar...
Apr 28, 20238 min read
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What the murder of two female social leaders tells us about critical structural issues in Magdalena
Patricia Perez & Cristina Cantillo were two of the 145 social leaders and human rights defenders murdered in Colombia during 2021....
Nov 25, 20227 min read
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Hernán Bermudez: The Gentle Giant Killed for Helping Others Reclaim their Land
Murdered social leader Hernan Antonio Bermudez Arevalo was involved in land restitution programs In the last years, the status and work...
May 20, 20205 min read
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Magdalena: Caribbean Paradise Plagued by Violence
Almost 15 years after AUC demobilisation, neo-paramilitaries exercise control over large parts of Magdalena (with tragic consequences for...
May 5, 202013 min read
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MarÃa del Pilar Hurtado: an advocate who lived, and died, for people’s rights
MarÃa del Pilar Hurtado According to Indepaz (Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz), between the 1st of January 2016 and the...
Nov 29, 20194 min read
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Manuel Osuna: The campesino whose gruesome murder highlights the impunity which reigns in Colombia.
Manuel Osuna, the rural leader who was brutally murdered by neo-paramilitary structures for his commitment to crop substitution programs...
Oct 25, 20195 min read
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Maritza Quiroz: The Tireless Champion of Victim´s Rights in the Sierra Nevada
Maritza on her farm On Saturday January 5th 2019, Maritza Isabel Quiroz Leiva became the year´s first victim in the Caribbean region of...
Mar 8, 20198 min read
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