Conflict Transformation Collective

What about the victims, Santos?

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The president of Colombia called for accelerated peace negotiations with FARC guerrillas, just as eight rebels were killed in an escalating government offensive. Juan Manuel Santos made the announcement amid a push by the Colombian army that began Thursday with a government air strike killing 26 guerrillas in the southwestern Cauca department. The operation against the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the northern municipality of Segovia also wounded two more fighters, the military said.

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Goldman Environmental Prize Awarded to Berta Caceres of Honduras, the ‘Murder Capital of the World’, the ‘Repression Capital of the Americas’

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The bill would enshrine rights for the homeless such as the ability to lie down in public, accept food, and expect a certain level of privacy.

Yesterday, Stewart County Superior Court Judge James Sizemore dismissed all charges against human rights activists Anton Flores, Jason MsGaughey, Kevin Caron, Maureen Fitzsimmons and Rebecca Kanner.

Amazing photos.  One would think lessons would have been learned in Vietnam that violence is not a solution. 

Former Contra militants unite with old Sandinista enemies to stop construction of Nicaragua’s Grand Interoceanic Canal, which would consume their land

Peace Corps Response Volunteer Works with Saving Mothers, Giving Life in...