We endured low temperatures with snow and rain for two months while sheltering outdoors. For sustenance, we drank water from the puddles and tried to melt snow in the sun; we hardly ate, as the meager food provided was terrible in quality.
While imprisoned, I mobilized other prisoners to know their rights. I believe in people’s power; that's why I decided to become an ambassador of hope, even behind bars.
On May 1, more than 4,000 people from diverse social and political groups marched through the streets of Bogotá to mark International Labor Day.
There were times in this process I thought, there is no way this is going to happen. There are only so many hours in the day and it’s just me, standing against a multi-billion-dollar company. If I drop one ball, everything could fail; but here we are.
I huddled in the sewer for four hours, surrounded by dirt and stench, flies biting me all over. I knew the Taliban men had come to kill me.
We have endured many days eating only lentils and rice. To evade the cold, we sleep piled up, like pigs, under plastic. The children often wake up crying.
Around 100 activists, students and community members gathered outside Vancouver City Hall on Friday, March 25 to protest the construction of an oil pipeline within 100 meters of Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.
Before Emiliano was born, I used cannabis recreationally. No more, no less. Who would have thought that it would change my son's life and, therefore, mine?
Members of feminist organizations and social groups in several cities in Colombia went out to march on March 8, in commemoration of International Women's Day.
Although the goal was to pass the law, what Melina really requested and what this law honors is the humanization of medicine. That was all that my daughter thought while she was dying and going through those painful treatments. Melina inspires me still. Every March 1, I am the one who says, "Many people, thanks to you, today can choose how to leave this world."
Demonstrators and activists for the decriminalization of abortion filled the street in front of the courthouse in Bogotá in celebration on Feb. 22, 2022, one day after the Colombian Constitutional Court legalized abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy.
I silently prayed, waiting in fear for whatever was about to happen. A few minutes later, I felt a sharp pain in my genital area as my flesh was cut off. They gave me no painkillers or anesthesia as they cut; the pain overwhelmed me, and I lost all my strength.