Oct 19, 2021
On Episode 398 of the Colombia Calling podcast, we address a
sadly overlooked topic and that of the human rights and
environmental defenders in Colombia. It is a great honour to host
Isabel Cristina Zuleta, praised by Amnesty International for her
work with Ríos Vívos - Antioquia Movement, in defense of the
territory, and of the affected communities in the area of
influence of the Hidroituango project, and Beto Coral, a
Colombian activist in exile in the US for having named former
president Alvaro Uribe as the head of the Aguilas Negras
paramilitary group. Coral's father was part of the squad involved
in hunting down Pablo Escobar and was later murdered by a corrupt
policeman.
We hear their thoughts on the 2022 presidential elections in
Colombia, how they became activists, what they campaign for and the
threats on their lives.
News as always from journalist Emily Hart