Salud Hernández-Mora

Fearless Colombian journalist exposing armed conflict realities

As El Tiempo's lead conflict reporter since 1999, Hernández-Mora (b. 1964) has risked her life documenting Colombia's civil war. Notable achievements:

• First journalist to interview FARC commander Mono Jojoy (2008)
• Exposed human rights abuses by all armed factions
• Founded fact-checking platform La Pulla (2017)

Despite 14 assassination attempts, her "War Diaries" column (5M+ weekly readers) forced government accountability. Her 2020 investigation into false positive killings led to 23 military prosecutions. Through digital platform La Silla Vacía, she trains rural reporters in conflict zones.