From Stereotypes to Storytellers: The Narrative Power of Young Artists from Colombia’s Chocó Region
In many conflict-affected places, young people are spoken about far more than they are listened to. Colombia’s Pacific region of…
Geographical Coverage: Colombia
We Are Not Going Back to the Sidelines!
“A Peruvian, a Spaniard, a Mexican, a Colombian, and a Brazilian meet in Lima.” This is not a cliché nor…
How Drug Wars Destroy Democracy
On June 7, at an impromptu campaign event in Bogotá, Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot…
Colombia alert: escalation of narratives that incite islamophobia
Escalation of the smear campaign against Shiite Islamic communities in Colombia leaves a worrying message of religious intolerance. At Redlad…
Women’s observatory against disinformation and fake news
The Observatory develops evidence-based education programs and internal and external policy recommendations on preventive and mitigation measures against harmful content…
In Colombia, women run in elections for what they believe in – but the stakes are high
Colombia has held its local elections, and volunteers from the Red-Green Alliance served as international election observers. The volunteers spoke…
Governance Reform and Public Service Provision: Institutional Resilience and State-Society Synergy
This brief review of institutionally resilient participatory oversight reforms in four countries spotlights how hybrid, collaborative governance can work in…
The Power of s Initiatives to Create a More Peaceful Future
On a sunny day in Medellín, some of our Humanity United team went for a walk in the botanical gardens…
Creating a Culture Where Peace Can Grow in Colombia
What struck me most powerfully during Humanity United’s recent visit to Colombia was how intentionally every activist, artist, scholar, Truth…
Peacebuilding in Colombia: Lessons in Reconciliation
In the wake of conflict, communities and governments must determine how to live in the muddy realities of harm, hurt,…