by Sean Reilly | Jul 17, 2008
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe has admitted that a Red Cross symbol was worn by a member of the military rescue mission that freed 15 hostages including Ingrid Betancourt from Farc rebels recently. Mr Uribe expressed ‘regret’ over the incident, which...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 4, 2008
World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has expressed “joy” at the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages in Colombia. Welcoming the liberation “as an important step in a yet uncompleted process”, Kobia...
by Sean Reilly | May 28, 2008
Ten years on from a terrible act of violence in conflict-torn Colombia, the UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is supporting the victims’ families in their quest for justice. The paramilitaries had been following the man involved for a few...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 21, 2008
One morning, a couple of days after arriving as part of a recent Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) delegation to Colombia, we gathered in the park opposite our hotel for our morning reflection in which we touched upon a number of themes including poverty. The expression...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 4, 2008
Some international peace workers in Colombia have decided not to join a march today against guerilla group FARC. Local human rights activists say it “dangerously oversimplifies” the quest for a just peace. In Barrancabermeja, the Human Rights Workers...
