Wave of Right-Wing Violence Threatens Peace for Colombia

Klaus Zapata, 21, murdered by Colombian paramilitaries on March 6, 2016

by James Jordan Amid expectations of a successful completion of peace negotiations this month, Colombia has experienced a wave of paramilitary and military assaults. These have occurred while the leader of Colombia’s far right, ex-president Álvaro Uribe, has called for an April 2nd march against the negotiations. As extremists prepare to protest legally, their ideological…

Joint Statement Regarding President Obama’s Visit to Argentina

Madres Argentina

(Versión en español después del inglés) Human Rights Groups from Argentina and the United States unite to denounce the role of President Barack Obama as a promoter of US imperialism in the world, including its innumerable abuses of human rights among North America’s own people Upon the announcement for President Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina…

Berta Cáceres: Indigenous leader one more victim of US-approved coup in Honduras

Gustavo Castro

The Alliance for Global Justice is outraged that almost seven years after the Obama White House and Clinton State Department supported a military coup in Honduras to oust its democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya, Hondurans continue to be killed for political reasons. This time it is our friend and indefatigable indigenous rights and environmental activist,…

Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution Webinar: A Revolution Worth Our Solidarity

Venezuela Weekly 1.15.16

Feb. 28, 2016 – 6:00-8:00pm ET / 3:00-5:00pm PT Organized by the Venezuela Strategy Group Register Now for this educational and motivational webinar. Speakers will describe the current situation on the ground in the wake of January’s electoral take-over of the legislative branch by the US-backed right-wing opposition. They will talk about the social and…

Announcing: AFGJ 2016 Delegations!

2016AFGJDelegations

Email Delegations@AFGJ.org for an application or more information. Downloadable Flyer Available Here April 8-17 Venezuela: A Revolution Worth Our Solidarity The Bolivarian Revolution, begun under the presidency of Hugo Chavez, is under attack by the US and the Venezuelan right-wing. The new president of the National Assembly has vowed to drive democratically elected President Nicolas…