Solidaridad internacionalista con los pueblos de Colombia

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement of solidarity with the Colombian people and CENSAT Agua Viva during the 2021 National Strike (Paro Nacional). The document denounces systematic violence by the state, criticizes a development model that prioritizes extractivism and elite wealth over human rights and nature, and calls for an end to the militarization of cities and the repression of peaceful protests.

• The 2021 National Strike was initially triggered by a proposed tax reform that the document claims would undermine the livelihoods of the Colombian population and increase inequality between social and economic sectors. Although President Iván Duque withdrew the project, protests continued due to policies favoring monetary accumulation for a few over the well-being of the people.
• The document highlights a stark economic disparity in Colombia, citing DANE data that 21 million people (42.5% of the population) live below the monetary poverty line, with 3.5 million entering this state in 2020. In contrast, the Colombian financial system reported profits of $24.25 trillion between January and September (year not specified, but contextually 2020/2021).
• The statement reports a severe humanitarian crisis characterized by the killing of social leaders and massacres. According to INDEPAZ, there were 32 massacres in the early part of 2021, and 573 social leaders were murdered during the first two years of the current government.
• The document criticizes a development model that treats nature as a commodity for profit, citing specific examples such as the return of aerial spraying with glyphosate, the prioritization of extractive activities for economic reactivation, continued mining in páramos, and the authorization of the first fracking projects in the country.
• The government's handling of the pandemic is described as disastrous, alleging that aid was prioritized for banks and large companies while basic income was denied to the most vulnerable. This period also saw increased military investment and police abuses across all regions.
• Temblores ONG reported significant police violence during protests between 6 a.m. on April 28 and 8 a.m. on May 4, including 1,443 cases of police violence, 31 killings by police, 814 arbitrary detentions, 92 victims of physical violence (including 21 with eye injuries), and 10 women victims of sexual violence by security forces.
• The document demands that the national government immediately stop human rights violations, end the armed repression of peaceful protests, demilitarize cities, and create binding democratic participation spaces for public policy construction.

APA

FOEIAdmin (2021). Solidaridad internacionalista con los pueblos de Colombia. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-los-pueblos-de-colombia/

Chicago

FOEIAdmin. Solidaridad internacionalista con los pueblos de Colombia. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-los-pueblos-de-colombia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{foeiadmin2021solidaridad, author = {FOEIAdmin}, title = {{Solidaridad internacionalista con los pueblos de Colombia}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-los-pueblos-de-colombia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }