PBI: Resisting the eradication of peasant life

Peasant families from the Catatumbo region create a Humanitarian Refuge to draw attention to the armed conflict and social and economic problems. (December, 2009)[more]

PBI: Carmelo Agámez to stand trial after a year in prison

The regional coordinator for the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) in the department of Sucre has been accused of having ties with paramilitarism, an illegal activity he had always spoken against and which had...[more]

PBI: Weaving networks: organisations accompanied by PBI visit the U.S.

Published on December 2009[more]

PBI: British Petroleum in Casanare

Colombian social organisations publish a 165-page report on the oil multinational BP and the impact of oil extraction in the department of Casanare. (PBI, December, 2009)

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GUARDIAN WEEKLY: Protecting farmers in Colombia's narco-trafficking belt

We asked global NGO workers to send us a description of their work during the festive season, to show that efforts to help people overcome hardships associated with climate change, global poverty, conflict or health issues do not...[more]

1993-1994. Colombia: a new challenge

In 1993, several members of PBI conduct an exploratory mission and conclude that international accompaniment can make a positive contribution to the situation in Colombia.[more]

1994-1996. The first steps

In the early 90`s the paramilitary pressure intensifies and many human rights defenders seek exile abroad.[more]