On 12 February, the Constitutional Court of Colombia (Sentence T-029 /2025), recognised for the first time the right to due...
Category: Extractives
The Tribunal – A Film
The Tribunal, a film created by Malcolm Rogge in partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, follows the experiences...
The Atrato River and COP16
The Atrato River is located in Chocó, on the Pacific coast of Colombia and one of the 25 global priority...
Colombia: Rights of Rivers, Rights of Peoples
Join us for a discussion on how legal strategies have the potential to safeguard the rights of communities and nature...
Corporate Justice: Business, Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Law
ABColombia is part of the coalition Corporate Justice Coalition, a group of civil society organisations calling for the introduction a...
Colombia wins against multinationals endeavouring to mine in protected areas of ecological importance
Grave concerns have been expressed internationally over the World Bank’s Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favour...
World Environment Day 2024
On World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, ABColombia would like to draw attention to the importance of making peace with...
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities face higher risk to health and wellbeing in Colombia
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia...
The impact of International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Dispute Settlement regime on Colombia
International Investment Agreements (IIAs) set out the conditions and obligations regarding the promotion and protection of investments made by...
Unmasking Glencore: A Toxic Legacy in Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are are reporting a devastation of their land, water and sacred spaces as a result of...