On 18 January 2022, Luz Marina Arteaga, a doctor, social leader and land-claimant was killed. This vibrant and active social...
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Those responsible for Crimes Against Humanity should answer to Colombian Justice before being extradited on Drugs Trafficking Crimes
An opinion piece appeared in El Espectador on 30 December 2021 written by Gustavo Gallon explaining why it is essential...
Indigenous Sacred buildings repeatedly burnt in Sierra Nevada
On 14 December 2021 in the Wiwa Indigenous village of Arimaka, sacred buildings were burnt. This follows the burning on...
Kankaumo Indigenous Peoples Sacred Places Burnt
It is powerfully striking that these events were carried out coincidentally just a couple of days after launching our campaign...
Support from the international community is crucial for Colombian Peace Accord
10 November 2021 The signatories to this press release celebrate that 24 November 2021 marks the fifth anniversary of the...
Support the Implementation of the Colombian Court Ruling on the Rights of Nature
In 2015 the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a ruling (T-622) giving biocultural rights to the River Atrato. This ruling gives...
Courage Calls to Courage everywhere
Environmental human rights rights defenders (EHRDs) are being killed in ever greater numbers in Colombia, according to Somos Defensores, 199...
A Snap Shot of Satellite Radar Monitoring by Portsmouth University in Choco
As part of the Colombia River Stories project involving the Universities of Glasgow, Portsmouth and Nottingham, the Atrato River Guardians,...
Glasgow and Nottingham Universities Citizen Science Project
Click here to see more detailed explanation of Glasgow and Nottingham University Citizen Science Programme A citizen science programme should...
COVID 19 pandemic exacerbates poverty and inequality in Colombia
The rapid spread of the pandemic has been a challenge for the Latin Americana and Caribbean (LAC) region, essential sanitary...