WTF is Going on in Latin America:  A Virtual Human Rights Delegation to Colombia (Part 4 of 4)
Channel: CODEPINK
Date: 2021-01-28

Today's episode of WTF is Going On in Latin America is Part 4 of 4 episodes on Human Rights in Colombia.  This project was originally scheduled as a human rights educational delegation to Colombia in August 2020.  World events prevented that.  In partnership with The Colombia Human Rights Committee, Friends of Latin America and Task Force on the Americas, CODEPINK is pleased to present a portion of the trip itinerary in this four part "virtual" delegation.

January 6:  Exploitation of Natural Resources 
Juan Mayr:  peace negotiator in talks with the ELN (National Liberation Army) and former Minister of the Environment
Josefina Klinger:  Director of organization Mano Cambiada, Nuqui, Choco

January 13:  Military Policy in Colombia and the Role of the US in Relation to its Military influence in Colombia and the rest of Latin America
John Lindsay-Poland:  Activist, researcher, and analyst with a focus on human rights and demilitarization in the Americas.  He is the author of "Plan Colombia:  Ally Atrocities and Community Activism"
Blanca Monroy:  Mother of Victim of Extrajudicial Execution

January 20:  The Impact of the Anti-Drug Policies of the US in Colombia including Plan Colombia
Pedro Arenas:  Co-Founder, Corporacion Viso Mutop; member of the Civil Society Committee before the UN Drug Commission; Associate, International Drug Policy Consortium

January 27:  Colombia becomes a NATO Global Partner
Enrique Daza:  Director of Cedetrabajo and Expert in International Relations

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