Renowned Colombian photographer Jesús “Chucho” Abad Colorado has spent the last 30 years documenting the atrocities of his country’s armed conflict, the faces of its victims and the related damage to its diverse and rich ecosystems. On October 13, USIP, the Washington Office on Latin America, Colombia’s National University and the Atlantic Council hosted the launch of “The Witness,” about the human toll of armed conflict, the deep scars that violence creates on the environment, the resilience of victims and the voices for peace.
Camila Hernandez, opening remarks
Associate Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
Jesús Abad Colorado
Colombian Photographer
María Belén Saez de Ibarra
Curator and Director, Center for Cultural Heritage, National University of Colombia
Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, closing remarks
Director for the Andes, Washington Office on Latin America
Tonis Montes, moderator
Program Officer, Latin America Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/understanding-colombias-conflict-through-lens-jesus-abad-colorado
Since 2019, USIP — in partnership with USAID — has convened a working group to study how elite capture in security sectors contributes to...
As America prepares to inaugurate Donald J. Trump as the 47th president, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) was proud to host Passing the...
Recent decades have seen huge gains in progress on empowering women and girls but we are still far from achieving gender equality. And nowhere...