“..the circular insanity of allowing the destruction of one of the most beautiful bio diverse places on this planet, to get access to the water that will allow further coal extraction, the burning of which is contributing to rising global temperatures and which has directly contributed to the scarcity of water in the dry tropical...
Press release 28 April 2020 Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombians demand that Anglo American returns the Bruno, diverted for the extraction of coal, to its natural course On 5 May 2020, Anglo American, a London listed multinational mining company (MNC) will hold their AGM behind closed doors. Anglo-American are one of three MNC that jointly own...
According to the most recent Colombian Census, carried out in 2018, the country’s Indigenous population numbers around 1,905,617 individuals belonging to 115 different communities. Despite Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples comprising only 3.9% of the total population, they are subjected to disproportionate violations of their human rights by illegal armed groups and large multinational corporations (MNCs). Environmental...
20 June 2024 Colombia has been the scene of protracted internal armed conflicts involving the government, guerrillas, paramilitaries, and other illegal armed and criminal groups. Peace negotiations, such as the historic Peace Accord with the FARC in 2016, have attempted to bring an end to decades of violence. However, numerous challenges and problems persist in...
Grave concerns have been expressed internationally over the World Bank’s Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favour of Canada’s Eco-Oro multinational gold mining company that sued Colombia for protecting the environment and water. This decision by ICSID has been called into question by two recent decisions by ICSID Tribunals on Montauk Metals...
On World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, ABColombia would like to draw attention to the importance of making peace with the land by reviving water sources like rivers for both the environment and people worldwide. The theme for this year’s day of action is land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience, fitting for Colombia....
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, stated in a recent report that multinational companies are suing governments for fulfilling their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change. He highlighted that oil and gas corporations may well sue governments for some $340 billion in future ISDS cases, which is a...
It is with great sadness that ABColombia has learned of the death of Jakeline Romero Epiayú, a human rights defender that we greatly admired for her kindness, her courage, her expert knowledge and her determination to defend the rights of others. Our thoughts go out to her family and the communities around the Cerrejón mine....
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia do not continue to be affected by food insecurity. According to statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), more than 230 children under the age of five died of malnutrition in Colombia in 2023....
