June 24, 2025. Intervention by the APG23 delegation at the United Nations during the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, who presented his thematic report on international solidarity and Indigenous peoples.

On the 5th of June 2025 Operation Dove attended the public act of recognition of international responsibility and of public apology from the President of the Republic of Colombia, Gustavo Petro Urrego, for crimes committed against the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó.
The fundamental work of the Peace Community in the constitution of sovereignty, peace and civil disarmament has been recognised, as well as the failure of the judicial system to investigate the crimes perpetrated by the Colombian government against them.
A historic event, that marks the history of resistance and dignity of the Peace Community. An event that we have attended with profound emotion, accompanying the Community from Serrania del Abibe to the city of Bogotà.
We have witnessed the whole Community take off their working boots for a moment, put on some shoes, put down the machete for a few days and bring with them, once again, the pride of being a comunidad campesina.
Landing at 2600 meters of altitude, in the "cold" of the capital: an event awaited for years, through dignity and resistance. 

"Perdón Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó".
This is how President Gustavo Petro Urrego concluded his speech after more than 40 minutes, during which he declared the Colombian government as guilty for the violence in Colombia: "How can there be a continuous massacre of a Community with 300 direct victims over 30 years and the law does not investigate? Where is the Colombian court? Is this not ignominy? Has the Colombian military not directly killed many civilians, the majority of which in San José de Apartadó? Have their ammunitions not been bought with public funds? Have not their uniforms? Have General Rito Alejo del Río's wages not been paid by the Colombian population? Was what he said true?". 

In Chile, a Mapuche activist has mysteriously disappeared under suspicious circumstances, reigniting the debate over the prosecution of the defenders of ancestral lands. Her community demands justice, while investigations proceed amidst silences and uncertainties.

On November 8th, 2024, Julia Chuñil Catricura, a 72-year-old Mapuche leader and activist, left her home with her dog, Cholito, looking for some animals, on a hill near Máfil, in the Los Ríos region, of south-central Chile. Since then, she has not been heard from.

Julia Chuñil is the President of the Putraguel indigenous community, where she came to be known for her fight for environmental rights, in particularly in protecting aproximately 900 hectares of native forest.
The defense of her community’s land led to many episodes of threats and harassment throughout the years. As reported by several local newspapers, the land, claimed by the Putraguel community, has in fact been, object of dispute with a local businessman interested in the selling of timber. The businessman is a descendant of one of the most well-known German settlers of the 19th century and is a beneficiary of the land-acquisition process under the Pinochet dictatorship.

In the report filed by her family after her disappearance, it is stated that the businessman had threatened Julia multiple times and that he had even attempted to run her over while she was on her way to the land, claiming to not have seen her on the road. He had even threatened her, saying that there would be no point in appealing to CONADI (Corporación Nacional de Desarrollo Indígena), the national agency responsible for the redistribution of land to indigenous communities in Chile, as he held a great deal of influence.

Writing about this environment and the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó may seem difficult.
On one hand, to understand the situation, it would be necessary to understand the history of the Colombian armed conflict and its factions, how each player controls or penetrates the territory, and the geography of the region, resources, and interests at stake.
But we would need more than a few history books —and certainly more space than we have here—for even a brief introduction that could pretend to be comprehensive. Besides, even focusing on the specifics is difficult, out of respect for the stories and suffering of the people involved, and even more so because of the restrictions and rules we must follow for our own safety. Fortunately, it is often the Peace Community itself that lifts these burdens from us, constantly offering examples of what a life of non-violent resistance truly means—a clarity that makes our task much easier than expected. The Peace Community was founded in 1997.

Since 2004, Operazione Colomba has been involved in monitoring - and accompanying to ensure access - the Right to Education of Palestinian students in Masafer Yatta (South Hebron Hills, West Bank). Since 7 October 2023, the Right to Education of Palestinians in the area has been impeded by continuous attacks by settlers and abuses by Israeli soldiers. The boys and girls of the village of Tuba have had to find alternative ways to not completely abandon the course of studies undertaken.