Episode 16: War and Peace in Colombia with Louise Winstanley of ABColombia
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Join us for a discussion of war, peacebuilding, and the problem of vested interests in Colombia and Latin America with veteran peace-maker and long-time human rights activist Louise Winstanley, the Programme and Advocacy Manager of ABColombia, a UK-based human rights organization.Louise discusses:Right-wing tactics of repression in Latin America;Obstacles to documentation of evidence of atrocity;The ongoing dire situation of human rights defenders and environmental activists in Colombia, especially since the signing of the 2016 Peace Accord;The growth of right-wing neo-paramilitary groups;The history of the FARC and the political genocide of the Patriotic Union political party after its formation in the 1980s;The peace process that resulted in the Peace Accord in 2016 and challenges to its implementation;The disappointments of land reform;Links between multinational agricultural and mining corporations and paramilitary groups;The impact of Covid-19 on Colombia;The large-scale, nationwide social protests in spring 2021 that resulted in dozens of protesters killed by Colombian security forces;Police reform and the importance of peaceful protest in peacebuilding processes; andHow we all can continue working for peace in situations of apparently intractable conflict.
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