Hay Festival Conference - Cartagena de Indias

Rafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw their abuse and mistreatment as a military officer in Venezuela. But he could be deported before the case is heard.

Recently published by Guernica 37’s Chief Program Officer, Michael Reed-Hurtado, this article examines the tensions between rhetoric and practice in Colombia’s latest effort to deliver justice to its citizens. As the author observes: “for now, restoration appears flighty and enigmatic, and justice seems stuck in quicksand."

After a long process of reflection on what it truly means to restore the Cauca River basin, two community councils from Northern Cauca (Colombia): the CC Cuenca del Río Cauca y Microcuenca de los ríos Teta y Mazamorrero and the CC Cuenca Río Timba–Marilópez, with the support of the Guernica 37 Centre, have presented a restorative route to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, JEP).

Estado de Silencio (State of Silence) explores the limits of freedom of the press in Mexico, following four journalists who risk their lives to report on the collusion between organized crime and corrupt officials. From the reporters' perspective, the documentary shows how they must navigate zones of silence and powerful entities to expose corruption and violence.

On September 5, the Guernica 37 Centre accompanied the Organizations of Displaced Population of Montes de María (OPDs) in the hearing for the submission of the report “Socio-Ecological Impacts of the Internal Armed Conflict in Montes de María in Macro-Case 08” before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).