Six years ago, it was hard for Colombians to imagine an end to a war that had lasted half a century. Today, after six years of serious and often intense, …
A Remarkable Year
What a year. As Project Ploughshares marked four decades of continuous work in 2016, we witnessed often convoluted global developments that affected virtually all areas of our work on international …
Colombia takes historic step toward peace
For Colombians of my generation, it is hard to conceive of Colombia at peace. We were born into the longest-running armed conflict in the Western hemisphere, now in its 52nd …
Ploughshares in the news
July 2015 Embassy Cesar Jaramillo quoted: “Nigeria: Feds allow military exports, despite ‘abysmal’ rights record” Ottawa Citizen Cesar Jaramillo quoted: “Report on military executions casts shadow over LAV deal with Colombia”
Colombia orders armoured vehicles from Canada
On January 9, 2013 the Director of Strategic Communications for Foreign Minister John Baird confirmed that Canada added Colombia to its Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) to support the …
Canada, Colombia and the AFFCCL
Joint submission by Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares October 26, 2012 Consultation regarding the possible addition of Colombia to the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) Click here to …
Colombia’s Best Hope: Ordinary people take peace into their own hands
Authors Adrienne Wiebe and Bonnie Klassen The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2011 Volume 32 Issue 2 Colombia has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the Americas identified by …