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Left-wing guerrillas operate in Buenaventura's rural ar-eas and have historically been a major cause of displace-ment in the area. Currently, however, the violence and displacement in Buenaventura is concentrated in its ur-ban center, where guerrillas have virtually no presence, and 90 percent of the municipality's population lives. ; Summary -- Recommendations -- Methodology -- Background -- Disappearances, dismemberment, and terror. Disappearances ; Dismemberment ; Restrictions on movement and social control ; Forced displacement ; Forced recruitment ; The "law of silence" -- Inadequate protection and accountability. Lack of protection ; Lack of accountability ; Lack of timely assistance for the displaced ; Colombia's international obligations.

For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country's own military. Civilians in Colombia have to make their lives despite the threat of torture, kidnapping, and large-scale massacres-and more than four million have had to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moondescribe the most widespread of Colombia's human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. Among the narrators:JULIA, a hospital union leader whose fight against corruption led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding.DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary's enormous training camp in the Eastern Plains of Colombia. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support

The almost 100 year old Roosevelt Hotel in New York City is among one of the many hotels that will shut it's doors for good due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes at a time were industry leaders are pleading with Congress to put politics aside and make a decision on relief for industry employees who are desperately in need. It is predicted the industry will not return to January 2020 levels until middle to late 2023.

The devistation of the economic impacct that COVID-19 has had on the United States continues to ravish the Hotel Industry. The COVID Relief Now Coalition, roughly 150 hospitality organizations, have banded together to urge congress to set politics aside and agree on a bill for the further deligation of CARES Act funds. Although Hotel Industry recovery in Asia continues to show progress, industry experts are concerned U.S. hotels will not survive the winter months without furture assistance and aid from Congress.