Arnobia Gutiérrez’s quest is about to finally come to an end as soon as she receives, in a solemn ceremony, the remains of her daughter Natalia who had been missing for 20 years after she was recruited as a child by the ELN guerrilla in Medellín. The remains were found and exhumed by Colombia’s Unit for the Search of Disappeared Persons last October. Arnobia’s story is an example of what transitional justice can be useful for.
There are conflicting numbers on forced disappearance in Colombia. Over the years, different registers have appeared that have varying scope and purpose. This recently caused alarm with the UN Committee on Forced Disappearance. Researcher Adriana Rudling guides us through the history of the different registers and advocates for public clarification.
/Colombia reaches 2 months of chaos in the streets with no prospect of an end to the protests – 03/07/2021 – world
Colombia reaches 2 months of chaos in the streets with no prospect of an end to the protests – 03/07/2021 – world
ksuadminJuly 3, 2021
The conqueror Christopher Columbus was one of the victims of the celebrations of the two months of protests in Colombia. Or at least a representation of it. In the coastal town of Barranquilla, last Monday (28), hundreds of people watched the statue get knocked over in the center of town, and the path by which his head was dragged by ropes to the door of the town hall.