Emily Wright
Bio:
Emily Wright is a filmmaker and journalist currently based in Bogotá, Colombia. Her work focuses on Colombia’s post conflict and gender equality and women’s rights issues across Latin America.
WMC Women Under Siege
Guerilla baby boom as FARC rebels lift 50-year pregnancy ban
The week after she handed in her AK47 rifle, Patricia found out she was pregnant. Patricia had been a rebel fighter in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for 14 years. Last month, she was one of 7,000 rebels to hand in their weapons in a low-key ceremony that marked the end of the armed struggle.
