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Colombia: CAFOD partner threatened with death
On Wednesday 22 June, Mary Luz Avendaño, a Colombian human rights journalist, received threats on her life from drugs traffickers. She had been investigating two dangerous gangs in Medellín, Colombia in their war for control of territory and drugs, and their links with the police.
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Fighting for the Right to Land in Colombia
In June Mgr Héctor Fabio Henao, director of CAFOD’s Colombia partner SNPS, came to the UK with two Colombian community leaders. Mélida Guevara and Jesús Alberto Castilla, whose communities have been torn apart by 50 years of internal conflict, visited the UK to tell the government and CAFOD supporters what they can do to help.
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The people of northern Uganda are slowly overcoming the traumas suffered following two decades of brutal conflict. The civil war between the armed militia the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and the Ugandan army, saw tens of thousands of people abducted and 90 per cent of the population forced to leave their homes and live in unsafe, squalid and over-crowded camps, with little food or healthcare. See how Caritas Gulu, with CAFOD’s support, are helping people overcome the traumas of this brutal conflict, return home, and rebuild their livelihoods.
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Peace-building in Sri Lanka: a woman’s perspective
“The training has been of immense value, I can now manage my parent’s business. I'm proud to have had the opportunity of discharging my duties as the Manager of the Mini Society to the best of my ability.”
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Find out more about the referendum in Southern Sudan
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Sudan gallery: the challenges ahead
In January 2011, following two decades of civil war, the people of Southern Sudan held a historic referendum in which they voted to form a separate nation. But although the vote was largely peaceful, huge challenges lie ahead.
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Colombia: Putting victims first in the road to reconciliation
In a country torn by conflict, CARITAS Colombia is working for lasting peace, and reparation for victims.
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CAFOD honours humanitarian workers on world's first Humanitarian Day
Thursday 19 August 2010 is the first annual World Humanitarian Day. Here are just three of the many people who make our humanitarian and emergency response work possible
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Congo: Anniversary marred by brutalisation of women
The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 50 years of independence, but in the eastern region of the country one woman is being raped every 30 minutes
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"We cannot do everything, and there is sense of liberation in recognising this. But what we can do, let us do it, and do it really well." Archbishop Óscar Romero.
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