WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
27 Apr 2023 | Video

Colombian Social Leader Jani Rita Silva De Rengifo on Peace and Reforestation in the Amazon

Colombian social leader, Jani Rita Silva De Rengifo, who has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Award, visited WOLA in April 2023. In the following video, she talks about her work leading reforestation efforts in the Amazon along with other rural women in the department of Putumayo, an area long struck by conflict. They call for climate and drug policies that are respectful of both human and environmental rights.