Las madres de soacha (The Mothers of Soacha) is a human rights organization in Colombia. It was formed by the mothers, daughters, and sisters of 19 men killed by the National Army of Colombia under false pretenses of being guerrillas killed in…
Fabio Silva, professor of anthropology, University of Magdalena, Colombia.
He and 8 more teachers were threatened with death by paramilitary forces in charge, by the university administration.
- "What is beyond silence, mama?"
- "Beyond the…
"In the name of this suffering people, in the name of God, I order the cessation of repression"
This quote is by Archbishop Óscar Romero, an important member of the church, who became a popular figure in Latin American pop culture after his death.…