The 19 June 2022 saw 58% of Colombians turnout to vote in the second and final round of Colombia’s Presidential...
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There is a Future if there is Truth
ABColombia Welcomes Colombia’s Truth Commission Report And Remembers the Victims 1 July 2022 ABColombia welcomes the launch, on 28 June...
Business, Human Rights and Environment Act
As part of the Corporate Justice Coalition, ABColombia along with 30 other organisations have endorsed the statement below calling for...
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...
Put human rights at the centre of environmental policy
OPEN LETTER TO WORLD LEADERS Download Letter here October 2021 Respecting and protecting human rights and protecting the environment are...
It is time for the UK to demonstrate leadership on business and human rights
A decade ago this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously welcomed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and...
Lack of Government Support for the Ratification of the Escazú Agreement
President Duque signed the International Treaty on the protection of the Environment- Escazú – in December 2019. This was in...
Humanitarian situation in Colombia dramatically deteriorates
Whilst the eyes of the world have been on Colombian cities and the repressive use of violence by the police...
Use of the military in social protests weakens democracy and eliminates dialogue
7 June 2021 Social protests broke out in Colombia on 28 April 2021, they were initially triggered by tax reforms,...
UN & OAS Experts condemn repressive measures by Colombian Police
17 May 2021 In response to the excessive use of force by the police against the demonstrators in the National...