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THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED FOR 60 YEARS
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Santiago de Cali, 10 December 2008. 

Today the world commemorates 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, however in Colombia, in the south west and in Cauca Valle we have nothing to celebrate.

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60 AÑOS DE INCUMPLIMIENTO A LA DECLARACION UNIVERSAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS
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Santiago de Cali, diciembre 10 de 2008. 

Hoy el mundo conmemora 60 años de la declaración Universal de los  derechos humanos, sin embargo en Colombia, en el sur occidente y en el Valle del Cauca  no tenemos nada que celebrar.

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URGENT ACTION: STATE RAID ON BERNAL DUEÑAS FAMILY HOME
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We wish to make it known to both national and international public opinion that the Bernal Dueñas family has again been the victim of outrages perpetrated by the Colombian state intelligence and security services.

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ACCIÓN URGENTE: la familia Bernal Dueñas
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Denunciamos ante la opinión pública nacional e internacional, que nuevamente la familia Bernal Dueñas ha sido victima de los atropellos de los organismos de inteligencia y seguridad del Estado.

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Indigenous Leaders Wrap Up Six Weeks of Mobilization and Pledge to Continue Their Resistance Campaig
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Report by Mario Murillo

Upside Down World
Nov 29, 2008

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1600/61/

There was a bit of nostalgia running through the voice of Aida Quilqué this morning in front of the National University.

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Cane cutters: on the edge of a historic victory
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by José Antonio Gutiérrez D.  Sunday, 16 November 2008

On 15 September 12,000 cane cutters from Cauca and Valle de Cauca decided to go on strike to protest the inhuman working conditions in sugar refineries, demanding that indirect contracting through [sub-contractors misleadingly named] ‘Workers' Co-operative Associations' be ended. They also insisted on wage improvements, as the refinery employers have experienced huge profit increases due to the trade in ethanol without this having any kind of positive impact on the wages of the cane cutters.

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Corteros de Caña: a las puertas de una victoria histórica
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por José Antonio Gutiérrez D. Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008

El 15 de Septiembre, 12.000 corteros de caña del Valle de Cauca y de Cauca, decidieron ir a huelga protestando por las condiciones inhumanas de trabajo en los ingenios azucareros, exigiendo el término de la contratación indirecta mediante Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado y exigiendo también mejoras salariales, ya que los empresarios azucareros han aumentado enormemente sus ganancias a causa del negocio del etanol, sin que esto haya tenido ninguna clase de impacto positivo en los salarios de los corteros.

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Minga Demands
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The Minga's five principal demands are:
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Territorio pacificado

Watch online - Territorio pacificado
A film about the peace community San José de Apartadó

Until the final stone (Hasta la última piedra)

Watch online - Until the final stone
The documentary tells the history of a community of peasant farmers in Colombia, accosted by the bullets of the armed groups, who resist categorically, the pressure of violence.

Lucha!

Watch online Lucha!

Lucha is a documentary about the students and the struggle for human rights in Colombia. Through the eyes of 5 students, the film explores what it means to be a refugee in one’s own country.

Mark Thomas on Coca Cola

Watch online Dispatches: Mark Thomas on Coca Cola

Political activist, comedian and journalist Mark Thomas travels to South America, India and the US to investigate the way in which the drink's suppliers operate, and uncovers evidence which could tarnish the reputation of the successful brand.

Plan Colombia - Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

Watch online - Plan Colombia
A 20-year "war on drugs" in Colombia has been paid for by the U.S. taxpayers. Still more and more drugs and narco-dollars are entering the U.S. every year. Is it a mere failure by Washington? Or is it a smokescreen to secure Colombia's oil & natural resources?

Empire in the Andes- the War Against the Poor

Watch online - Empire in the Andes
The documentary takes a critical look at the strategies and effects of US foreign and economic policy in Latin America, especially in Colombia and Ecuador.

The Red Dance (El Baile Rojo)

Watch online - The Red Dance (El Baile Rojo)
A documentary about a political party in Colombia called the Patriotic Union (la Union Patriotica). About 4000 of its members where killed in a genocide managed by politicians, paramilitaries and militaries in a plan cynically called "the red dance".

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