On 18 May 2023, Colombia hosted an interinstitutional conference to discuss UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and...
Category: Emblematic Cases
International Water Day 2023
Leading environmental laws in Colombia still far from implementation “This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the...
Colombia’s Transitional Justice System Macrocase 09: Crimes Committed Against Indigenous Ethnic Peoples and Territories.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP, Spanish acronym) will investigate crimes against humanity suffered by the Indigenous, Afro-Colombia, Raizal and...
ABColombia pays Tribute on Women’s Day 8 March 2023 to the Courage and ongoing pursuit for Justice of Colombian Investigative Journalist, Jineth Bedoya Lima
For 22 years Jineth Bedoya’s demonstrated incredible courage and determination to make a difference for thousands of women in Colombia...
UK and Irish Government Must Hold MNC operating in their Jurisdiction to Account
ABColombia is increasingly seeing the investor-State dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS) mechanisms in Investment and Trading Agreements used by multinational companies...
Communities resist the La Colosa Mine open-pit gold mine proposed in the Paramos of Tolima
La Colosa is AngloGold Ashanti’s proposed project for an open-pit gold mine spanning several rural municipalities in the department of...
The Wayúu Indigenous Peoples continue their Struggle for the rights of the Arroyo Bruno
“..the circular insanity of allowing the destruction of one of the most beautiful bio diverse places on this planet, to...
Human Rights Defenders in Colombia
Landmark Legal case: Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (Colectivo de Abogados de JOSÉ ALVEAR RESTREPO) vs The Colombian State in...
National Case 3: Extrajudicial Executions by State Agents in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Case 3: JEP
Murders and forced disappearances presented as casualties in combat by agents of the State
Public Statement: Colombian government authorises further destruction of Arroyo Bruno in La Guajira
On April 6 Government institutions announced their “final” decision to endorse the destruction of the natural course of the Bruno...