Manifestación en Bogotá el 15.5.2021. Foto: Claudia Maya

“Die Zivilbevölkerung in Kolumbien darf uns nicht egal sein” is the title of the brief but powerful article written by Gina Cortés and María Cárdenas—the latter, a PhD student at Justus Liebig University Giessen—published online in the Wissenschaft und Frieden magazine (W&F).

The authors review recent social demonstrations in Colombia, during which there have been serious violations of the fundamental rights of the civilian population by police forces. They emphasise the structural colonial roots of Colombian society, which annul the other through classism and racism.

Read the full article (in German)

Gina Cortés und María Cárdenas. Die Zivilbevölkerung in Kolumbien darf uns nicht egal sein – Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit in Kolumbien und die Frage der deutschen Verantwortung. In: Wissenschaft und Frieden, 20.5.2021. Recovered on 24.5.2021 from: [https://wissenschaft-und-frieden.de/index.php?pid=1&comment=0087#c0087]

(NW: Claudia Maya. English: Tiziana Laudato)