On average, in the first three weeks of January 2019, one Human Rights Defender (HRD) was killed every three days...
Archive for month: February 2019
Only 4% of gender-based agreements have been fully implemented in Colombia
To address the main challenges and progress with the peace agreement’s implementation, ABColombia is hosting an event focused on women’s...
ABColombia urges Colombian Government to pursue peaceful and negotiated solution to internal armed conflict
On 17 January 2019, the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group exploded a car bomb in front of the...
Communities in Chocó call on all armed actors in the Colombian conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law
Indigenous and Afro-Colombian citizens living in Chocó are living in the midst of a continuing conflict despite the ongoing Peace...
Event: Sustainable Peace and Human Rights in Colombia
The implementation of the Peace Accord with the FARC provides an opportunity to advance peace, human rights and gender equality...
A River with Rights: Community Response to Illegal Gold Mining in Chocó, Colombia
Introduction The Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities living along the River Atrato in Chocó, as a result of the state’s failure...
Inter-American Commission adopts Merits Report in Jineth Bedoya case
Every day of impunity takes something away from us as victims and it is killing us slowly. Jineth Bedoya Lima...