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  • A woman sweeps her home in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A woman in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A girl in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Maria Brigida Gonzalez, a member of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A woman and her daughter walking through the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A boy in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • The peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness. The sign notes the community's commitment to not participate in the war, carry weapons, or help either side.
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  • A woman and her son in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • It's barbering time in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A woman in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Lucia Giraldo, a member of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Harvesting cacao in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Harvesting cacao in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. Left, Daisy Paola Tuvergia; right, Jesus Montoya. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Harvesting cacao in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. Left, Graciela Tuvergia; center, Daisy Paola Tuvergia; right, Jesus Montoya. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A boy in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A boy in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Fidelina Cepulveda, a member of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A boy in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Maria Brigida Gonzalez, a member of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness. In this image, Gonzalez holds a photo of her daughter Elisenia, killed by the army in 2005.
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  • A boy looks inside his home in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A girl sweeps in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Luz Marina Munoz washes dishes in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • Luz Marina Munoz washes dishes in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • Luz Marina Munoz washes dishes in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A portion of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A woman in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A boy leads a horse in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A man dries his cacao harvest in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A boy in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • Fidelina Cepulveda, a member of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia. In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A girl in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A girl who lives in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
    colombia-2007-jeffrey-sanjose-peace-...jpg
  • A girl in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A boy looks out from his family's home in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A boy eats in the peace community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.  In 1997, 1400 war-weary peasants declared they would no longer cooperate with any of the armed parties in the hemisphere’s longest-running war. They paid a heavy price for their witness; more than 200 members of the community have been killed. In 2013, two army generals were indicted for a 2005 massacre in the community, and on December 10, 2013, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, in the name of the state, publicly asked the community for forgiveness.
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  • A mural in Bogotá says La Paz es Nuestra - Peace is Ours. In early 2016 the peace negotiations between the guerrilla group FARC and the Government of the Republic of Colombia are nearing a conclusive phase.
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  • Supporters of the FMLN celebrate the signing of the peace agreement in San Salvador, January 1992
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  • Celebrations in San Salvador for the signing of the peace agreement in Chapultepec, Mexico, ending the war in El Salvador.
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  • Supporters of the FMLN celebrate the signing of the peace agreement in San Salvador, January 1992. Guerrilla soldiers take part in the celebrations.
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  • Celebrations in San Salvador for the signing of the peace agreement in Chapultepec, Mexico, ending the war in El Salvador.
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  • Supporters of the FMLN celebrate the signing of the peace agreement in San Salvador, January 1992
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  • Supporters of the FMLN celebrate the signing of the peace agreement in San Salvador, January 1992
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  • Supporters of the FMLN celebrate the signing of the peace agreement in San Salvador, January 1992
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  • A bus in San Salvador draped with a large banner that read: "FMLN Frente Felicano Ama" during the celebrations of the signing of the peace agreement, January 1992
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  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
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  • Luis Sandoval, member of the Consejo Nacional de Paz, the National Peace Council, in Colombia. Sandoval is also a columnist for the El Espectador newspaper and President of REDEPAZ.
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  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
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  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
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  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
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  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
    Colombia_Hawkey_Peace_2016_0362.jpg
  • The remains of María Lida Mondol de Palacios, a victim in the massacre of the Palace of Justice in Bogota in November 1985, were finally put to rest. Maria Lida was the assistant of a magistrate. M-19 guerrillas occupied the court, everyone in the building was killed by the government, but there are many unresolved issues. Maria Lida, and others, were filmed being led alive from the building, but their bodies were later found dead in the building. Also, people who hadn't been in the building, who were tortured and killed elsewhere were found dead in the building, they were 'disappeared' and then 'appeared'. The priest who gave the church ceremony for the burial of Maria Lida arrived in a bulletproof car, he is in a protection programme because of the threats he gets for working with the families of victims of the 50 year war in Colombia. Peace agreements are being negotiated between the FARC guerrilla and it is hoped that the ELN guerrilla will also be included in the process.
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here carrying water into her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Marcelin Roudeley, 10, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Romage Jean Louis, 11, seen here washing dishes at her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here getting her hair braided by her grandmother, Ermith LeRoi, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here carrying water into her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work with her father Lones Ridore, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work in her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work in her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work in her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here washing dishes at her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, here getting her hair braided by her mother, Jesula Lauture, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, here getting her hair braided by her mother, Jesula Lauture, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Marcelin Roudeley, 10, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Romage Jean Louis, 11, seen here washing dishes at her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here carrying water into her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work in her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, here sweeping in front of her family's home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, here sweeping in front of her family's home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Romage Jean Louis, 11, seen here washing dishes at her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here carrying water into her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Estherline Dominique, 13, here carrying water into her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here reading her school work in her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Mislanda Ridore, 13, here washing dishes at her home, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Lovely Jean, 11, is a Peace Pal in the southern Haitian village of Mizak. Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in a common desire and hope for peace on Earth. Peace Pals provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to gather to play and learn lessons that organizers hope will lead to generational changes in attitudes about self-worth, care for the environment, personal health & hygiene, conflict resolution, respect for all persons and encouragement to be "peacebuilders" at all levels. In Mizak, Peace Pals is sponsored by Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).
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  • Eliah Lokii, the peace coordinator for the Holy Trinity Peace Village, speaks to participants in a nighttime prayer vigil for peace in Nakubuse, a small village near Kuron in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village, centered in Kuron, has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “I dream of seeing a Colombia truly in peace, a peace that includes social justice, and including a developed countryside, in education, in health, and in all aspects that affect the country,” says Luz Ledis López.  Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • Students in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.
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  • A teacher writes on the blackboard in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.
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  • Students in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.
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  • A student writes on the blackboard in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.
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  • Students in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, Merete (mother) and Alma, child, who have joined the march to support the peace work that ICAN and its partners do.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 22-year-old Rober Hernández Hernández lived 8 years as a FARC combatant, starting at the age of 12. He was imprisoned, but released as a result of the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 9 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: Some 22 "Hibakusha", survivors from the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, joined Norwegian representatives the mayor of Oslo, principal of Oslo University, and the head of the Oslo Museum of National History for an event themed "Seeds for Peace" in the Oslo Botanical Garden. As a token of hope, together they planted seeds, as part of the Nobel Peace Prize celebrations in Oslo on 9-10 December. Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 9-10 December 2017. The prize in 2017 goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Masakazu Saito is a 94 year-old survivor of an atomic bombing. "I was told by the doctors 27 seven times that I will not survive," he says, bearing a crack in his skull from the time the bomb fell. Since then, he has started an organization called "Iwato Prefectural A-bomb Sufferers Association". "In a world where with today's technology, two bombs can kill the entire population of the Earth, killing women and men, adults and children: we cannot have this. Peace. No war." he says.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 22-year-old Rober Hernández Hernández lived 8 years as a FARC combatant, starting at the age of 12. He was imprisoned, but released as a result of the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, Hayley Ramsay-Jones from Soka Gakkai International. Soka Gakkai is a worldwide Buddhist network which promotes peace, culture and education through personal transformation and social contribution. It is a Japanese religious movement founded in 1930.
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  • 10 December 2017, Oslo, Norway: In the evening of 10 December some 4,000 people from around the world gathered in central Oslo for a torch light march for peace. The event took place after the Nobel Peace Prize award 2017, awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons". Among the crowd were more than 20 "Hibakusha", survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a range of activists, faith-based organizations and others who work or support work for peace, in one or another way. Here, Merete (mother) and Alma, child, who have joined the march to support the peace work that ICAN and its partners do.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “People in this community have worked hard together, and we see the progress that we have made. My dream is to see this work continue, so we can move forward even if we see lack of fulfilment from the government on the peace treaty,” says Giovanni Duarte Duarte. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 48-year-old Ivan walks on crutches as he is missing a leg. He lived 31 years as a FARC guerilla combatant, before settling in San José de León after the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 48-year-old Ivan walks on crutches as he is missing a leg. He lived 31 years as a FARC guerilla combatant, before settling in San José de León after the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Community members note their attendance on a sheet following a workshop on peace and reconciliation, held as part of the project De la Guerra a la Paz, in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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