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Colombia Calls on Us; Become an Acompañante

by Omar Martinez on April 29, 2013

Time sure flies by. You and the LAWG Colombia team have had no time to rest, but when your goals to change U.S.-Colombia policy are as lofty as ours, we don’t have time to pause.

:2013, Action Alerts, Omar Martinez, Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

What can You do to Support Peace in Colombia?

by Omar Martinez on April 18, 2013

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We have made an impact.

But we still need your help in driving our message home so that our government supports the peace process in Colombia, with truth and justice. You did a great job in helping get Congress on board to support the peace process as 62 representatives have signed the congressional Dear Colleague letter. Now we need your help so that President Obama hears our call for peace.

:2013, Action Alerts, Omar Martinez, Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

National Days of Action for Colombia

by Omar Martinez on April 05, 2013

Now is the time. April is here and it’s time forDays of Prayer and Action for Colombia. Every year, communities across the United States come together and join in solidarity with our Colombian brothers and sisters in an effort to show policy makers that we want real change in U.S.-Colombia policy.

:2013, Action Alerts, Omar Martinez, Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

Where's the Action in the Labor Action Plan?

by Omar Martinez on March 26, 2013

It has been two years since the U.S. and Colombia signed the Labor Action Plan and not much has changed. Illegal subcontracting and anti-union behavior continue to be an issue in Colombia and now the sugar cane workers from La Cabaña are paying the price. This has to stop now!

:2013, Action Alerts, Omar Martinez, Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

Hey Congress: Support Peace in Colombia!

by Omar Martinez on March 25, 2013

Not a day goes by without our Colombian brothers and sisters feeling the effects of the armed conflict. With over 5.4 million internally displaced persons, tens of thousands of forced disappearances, over 4,000 victims of extrajudicial executions, brutal kidnappings, deadly landmines and continued threats and attacks against human rights defenders, Colombians have had it with war. We NOW have our chance to get Congress behind the peace process, stand for the rights of victims of violence, and create a pro-peace U.S. policy towards Colombia.

:2013, Action Alerts, Omar Martinez, Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence