Displacement. Throughout six decades of internal conflict in Colombia, just over eight million people have been displaced, which represents 16% of the current population of the country.
El Salado Massacre, February 2000. More than 450 paramilitaries killed and dismembered 60 people in a state of total defencelessness.
The Stolen River. The water crisis in la Guajira due to the extraction of coal is leading to the extermination of the Wayúu Nation.
Police Brutality. During the protests in 2021, the Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron (ESMAD) blinded 82 students by shooting them straight to their eyes with tear gas.
Child Recruitment. Statistics estimate there are up to 14,000 child soldiers now fighting in opposition groups in Colombia. Many are as young as 8 years old.
6.402. During the presidency of the genocidal Alvaro Uribe Velez, at least 6.402 innocent peasants and students, called “false positive,” were killed and disappeared.
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Not Forgetting
“Not Forgetting” portrays the armed conflict, state violence, and social unrest in Colombia through the reconstruction of the victims’ testimonies.
