Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno

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Nationality: Colombian

Biography: Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno www.jmbb.net Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker. I have developed projects for OXFAM, GTZ, DIAKONIA, USAID, MDM, ACDIVOCA, OSF, WWF, Kroc Institute and have worked with the United Nations (UN) and its various... MORE

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San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. General view of San Pedro de la Sierra. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Two inhabitants of San Pedro with a cartel that invites the community to the satellite transmissions of paramilitaries imprisoned in the Barranquilla prison. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Daily life in San Pedro de la Sierra. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. The mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. A group from the Prosecutor's Office travels to San Pedro de la Sierra to connect the victims of this town with paramilitaries imprisoned in the Barranquilla prison, in order to find out the whereabouts of their relatives who have disappeared at the hands of the paramilitaries. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. A group from the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation (Colombia) is preparing for the satellite transmission where the victims of the paramilitaries will be able to ask about their disappeared relatives. The paramilitaries are imprisoned in the Barranquilla prison. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. A child observes the preparation by a group from the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation (Colombia) for the satellite transmission where the victims of the paramilitaries will be able to ask about their disappeared relatives. The paramilitaries are imprisoned in the Barranquilla prison. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Satellite transmission from the Barranquilla prison to imprisoned paramilitaries. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Relatives of the disappeared hope to learn the final fate of their loved ones at the hands of the paramilitaries imprisoned in Colombian prisons. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Daily life in San Pedro de la Sierra. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Prosecutors observe the photo of a corpse during the satellite hearings of victims with imprisoned paramilitaries in the Barranquilla prison. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Victims of paramilitaries formulate questions through a satellite transmission to their victimizers, who are imprisoned in the Barranquilla prison. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Relatives of the disappeared learn of the fate of their loved ones at the hands of the paramilitaries. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

San Pedro de la Sierra, Colombia. Daily life in San Pedro de la Sierra. © Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno.

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Updated Oct 2022

Location San Pedro, Magdalena

Topics Arrests and Prosecutions, Black and White, Civil Rights, Civil Wars, Colombia, Community, conelcorazon, Confrontation, Corruption, Crime, Documentary, Dying/Death, Editorial, Emotion, Environment, Faith, Family, Fear, Feature, Forest, Historical, Hope, Human Rights, Incarceration, jmbb, jmbbnet, juanmanuelbarrero, juanmanuelbarrerobueno, Landscape, Latin America, Loss, Military, Militias, Minority, Orphans, Peace, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Portraiture, Poverty, Prison, Rape, Religion, Senior Citizens, Sorrow, Still life, Technology, Teens, Terrorism, Veterans, Violence, War, Weapons, withtheheart, witness, Youth

As part of the justice and peace process, the german agency for technical cooperation, GTZ, has provided critical support by using to transmit testimonials from former paramilitary leaders in Colombia to the victims of the conflict, without this project, the victims would know the details of what happened to their loved ones.

Some of the victims walk more than a day to arrive at the municipal capital, far from the principal cities of the country, where they can witness the testimonials via satellite technology.