What We Have Done

What We Have Done, with Support

  • written a comprehensive report on worker rights in Colombia
  • met with the Vice President of Colombia to express concern about impunity
  • provided briefing material on violence and impunity to members of Congress, the media, and others
  • helped increase opposition to a free trade agreement with Colombia
  • prepared analyses of impunity and violence
  • led delegations to Colombia
  • produced an advocacy kit
  • proposed and obtained media stories in major publications
  • testified before the U.S. Trade Representative
  • sent out email blasts in response to specific attacks and threats
  • organized and distributed a U.S. trade union sign-on letter opposing more military aid to Colombia

and more.

Colombia: Progress on Impunity?

How much progress has there been under President Uribe in addressing violence against trade unionists and impunity?

Check out our new How Much Progress Has There Been Under Uribe? factsheet. It accompanies our shorter Fact Sheet: Murders of Trade Unionists and Impunity Under Uribe.

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