SOA Watch
Four of the former Colombian military personnel arrested for the assassination of the Haitian President were trained at WHINSEC. They took courses in counter drug operations, cadet leadership development, noncommissioned officer development and small unit Read More …
As U.S.-based activists, advocates, and accompaniers of the human rights of all Colombians, we have seen with growing alarm in the weeks since the protests began in Colombia repressive actions by the Colombian security forces Read More …
In regards to the popular movement and the permanent situation of the Colombian people, we, the undersigned organizations and individuals, declare the following: 1.- Colombia continues to experience great social upheavals. Today is in the Read More …
On Friday January 29th and Saturday January 30th, for the second time, the human rights defender María Eugenia Mosquera was threatened by Whatsapp while she was in Buenaventura with representatives from Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Peace Presence, Fellowship Read More …
The undersigned organizations sign on to this public statement to express our deep concern for the life and wellbeing of human rights defender María Eugenia Mosquera, after a series threats made against her person. On Read More …
On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, SOA Watch, FOR Peace Presence, and SICSAL presented our report, From the Beginning to the End: The United States in the Colombian Armed Conflict, to Colombia’s official Truth Commission. Read Read More …
“In the name of God and of these suffering people, whose cries rise to heaven and are more and more tumultuous by the day, I beg you, I plead with you, I order you, in Read More …
SOA Watch condemns the recent increase of U.S. militarization in Colombia and nearby bodies of water, including the June 1, 2020 deployment of the U.S. Army 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) from Ft. Benning, GA to Read More …
April 24 marked the 30th day of Colombia’s nationwide quarantine declared by the national government, enforcing strict “stay at home” orders for non-essential workers which greatly limited the movement across city and departmental lines for Read More …
Segovia Massacre, Colombia The Massacre of 11 November 1988 (Nine SOA grads implicated) On 11 November 1988 heavily armed men drove in trucks into the centre of Segovia, opened fire and threw grenades indiscriminately, killing Read More …