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  • Samuel Crepo holds the title to his home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • Samuel Crepo and Emilda Mendoza, along with their daughters Maria Jose, 10, and Jenifer, 12, display the title to their home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • Daniela Cantera, 5, does her homework in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • Franklin Obregon, 9, practices his football skills in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Salvador Alcantara is an evangelical pastor and community leader in Garzal, Colombia. People in the community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos dries cacao in a greenhouse on her farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos rakes cacao drying in the sun outside her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos, with two of her grandchildren, holds the title to her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • A protestor shows a police official images on his camera phone of police and soldiers mistreating demonstrators along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, where hundreds of people maintained a presence protesting government policies. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Catholic Sisters Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (left) and Emilia Lizcano Garcia (right) walk with Luz Amaira Forjero Salcedo in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Berroa and Lizcano are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Protestors sit along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Their protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia (center) talks with a group of women protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sister Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (center) sits with a group of women protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Sanchez, a native of the Dominican Republic, is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Dora Guzman Gonzalez is an activist with the Grassroots Women's Organization (Organizacion Feminina Popular) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Here she works in the restaurant she owns.
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  • Stewart Vriesinga of Christian Peacemaker Teams (left) poses with Carlos Morales, a human rights activist and leader of CAHUCOPANA (Corporación de Acción Humanitaria por la Convivencia y la Paz del Nordeste Antioqueño) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Morales was jailed on trumped up charges in late 2015 and released after international protests in 2016.
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  • Franklin Obregon, 9, plays with marbles in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, and her 9-year old brother Franklin wash dishes in their family's home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Franklin Obregon, 9, practices his football skills in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos cuts open a coconut in her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, and her 9-year old brother Franklin play football in front of their family's home in Garzal, Colombia, where cacao dries in the sun. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos in her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Samuel Crepo and Emilda Mendoza, along with their daughters Maria Jose, 10, and Jenifer, 12, display the title to their home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • Suleni Mendoza walks along a path in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • Suleni Mendoza in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • A butterfly lands on a flower in Garzal, Colombia.
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  • A man cuts lumber from a downed tree in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • A man on horseback in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • A man on horseback in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • Salvador Alcantara is an evangelical pastor and community leader in Garzal, Colombia. People in the community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • Salvador Alcantara is an evangelical pastor and community leader in Garzal, Colombia. People in the community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots.
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  • A boy walks to school in Garzal, a settlement along the Magdalena River in Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • Children walk to school in Garzal, a settlement along the Magdalena River in Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-28.JPG
  • Children walk to school in Garzal, a settlement along the Magdalena River in Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-29.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Franklin Obregon, 9, practices his football skills in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-31.JPG
  • Franklin Obregon, 9, practices his football skills in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-32.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-34.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-35.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-36.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-37.JPG
  • Orleidis Obregon, 12, stirs cacao drying in a greenhouse on her family's farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-38.JPG
  • Doris Maria Trillos dries cacao in a greenhouse on her farm in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos rakes cacao drying in the sun outside her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos rakes cacao drying in the sun outside her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos rakes cacao drying in the sun outside her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos holds the title to her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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  • Doris Maria Trillos holds the title to her home in Garzal, Colombia. People in this community have struggled for years to stay on their land, despite threats and violence from drug traffickers and paramilitaries, and recently many of them finally gained legal title to their plots. Land ownership has been one of the key topics in ongoing peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-47.JPG
  • Along a highway outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, protestors stop a truck during a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • A police official talks with a group of protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • A protestor talks with police officials along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, where hundreds of people maintained a presence protesting government policies. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Beside a highway outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, protestors play cards to pass the time during a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • A protestor participates in a demonstration outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • A protestor participates in a demonstration outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Carolina Gavera, a Brazilian member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, talks with a participant at a demonstration outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Carolina Gavera, a Brazilian member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, talks with a participant at a demonstration outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Catholic Sisters Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (right) and Emilia Lizcano Garcia (left) walk with a woman in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Berroa and Lizcano are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Carlos Morales is a human rights activist and leader of CAHUCOPANA (Corporación de Acción Humanitaria por la Convivencia y la Paz del Nordeste Antioqueño) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. He was jailed on trumped up charges in late 2015 and released after international protests in 2016.
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  • Gloria Amparo Suarez is coordinator of the Grassroots Women's Organization (Organizacion Feminina Popular) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
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  • Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia talks with people in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano ia a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Along a highway outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, protestors collect offerings from drivers during a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia talks with people in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano ia a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sisters Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (left) and Emilia Lizcano Garcia (right) talk with people in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Berroa and Lizcano are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sisters Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (left) and Emilia Lizcano Garcia (right) talk with people in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Berroa and Lizcano are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia walks through a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Behind her is Sister Yajaira Sanchez Berroa. The two are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Carolina Gavera, a Brazilian member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, talks with a participant at a demonstration outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Carolina Gavera (in blue vest), a Brazilian member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, talks with people in a protest encampment along a highway outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest was part of a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Luz Amaira Forjero Salcedo (left) gets a hug from Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Along a highway outside Barrancabermeja, Colombia, protestors stop a truck during a nationwide agrarian strike to protest government policies. At times the protest closed major roads in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Catholic Sisters Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (left) and Emilia Lizcano Garcia (right) talk with Luz Amaira Forjero Salcedo in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Berroa and Lizcano are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Luz Amaira Forjero Salcedo (left) gets a hug from Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia in a protest encampment along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Sister Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (right) looks on. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano and Berroa are members of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Father Juan Jose Cardenas (left) listens with a group of protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Cardenas is the parish priest in the nearby community of La Fortuna.
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  • Catholic Sister Yajaira Sanchez Berroa (center) sits with a group of women protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Sanchez, a native of the Dominican Republic, is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia (center, in white blouse) talks with a group of women protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Sister Emilia Lizcano Garcia talks with a group of women protestors along a highway in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. The protest is part of a nationwide agrarian strike which at times has closed major roads in the war-torn South American country. Lizcano is a member of the Sisters of St. John the Evangelist.
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  • Catholic Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., is head of the archdiocese of Tunja, Colombia, and president of the Colombian bishops conference. Castro has taken an active role in the Colombian peace process.
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  • Father Jesus Alberto Franco, executive secretary Colombia's Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission, is a prominent human rights advocate in the war-torn South American country.
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  • Sister Maritze Trigos, a member of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, is a prominent human rights advocate in war-torn Colombia.
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