The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP, Spanish acronym) will investigate crimes against humanity suffered by the Indigenous, Afro-Colombia, Raizal and...
Category: Land
Renewable energy: How does it differ from fossil fuel extractives when it comes to respecting the rights of communities and the environment?
There is an urgent need to mitigate the climate crisis, but this has to be done as a just transition...
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...
World Water Day 2022
While Colombia experiences three times the global average of rainfall per country, the water distribution is uneven. The large majority of freshwater is located in the Amazon Basin and the department of Chocó. According to Water Aid 1.2 million people in Colombia live without access to clean water.
Guardians of the River Atrato Visit Scotland
In October the Guardians of the River Atrato visited Scotland and met with Minister Christina McKelvie of the Scottish Parliament....
Letter of Concern to Colombian Government: Forced Eviction of El Rocío
On 27 August 2019, ABColombia sent a letter to the Colombian president Ivan Duque and other key figures in the...
British MPs ask UK Government to make joint Human Rights Statement with Colombia President Duque
On 14th June, ahead of Colombia President Ivan Duque’s visit to the UK, members of the UK Parliament sent a...
Colombia: Grassroots Perspectives on what makes for Peace
On 11 June, ABColombia, PBI, the Colombian Caravana of Lawyers and UCL Institute of the Americas hosted a panel conversation...
ZIDRES: Areas of Interest for Rural, Economic and Social Development
The Areas of Interest for Rural, Economic and Social Development (Zonas de Interés de Desarrollo Rural, Económico y Social –...
A River with Rights: Community Response to Illegal Gold Mining in Chocó, Colombia
Introduction The Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities living along the River Atrato in Chocó, as a result of the state’s failure...