ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the serious humanitarian situation that has been unfolding in the rural area of Aracataca-Magdalena with reports of armed confrontations between the Clan del Golfo and the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de...
Category: Vulnerable Communities
International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2025
On 30 August 2025, ABColombia observes the International Day for Enforced Disappearances. We remember the victims many of whom were...
Forced Displacement and Forced Confinement in Colombia increases substantially
According to the most recent reports from OCHA, Colombia ranks fifth in the world with the largest number of internally...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025: Defending Territory as a Fundamental Right – Marking 30 years of International Recognition
On 9 August 2025, as we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ABColombia recognises the courage, resilience and wisdom of Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples. Despite enduring systemic racism and exclusion, armed conflict and the encroachment of extractive industries, they continue to defend their land, culture and right to determine their own future.
T- 622 – Atrato River and Illegal Gold Mining
Rights of the River Atrato in Choco, Awarded by the Constitutional Court. The Atrato River in the Chocó Biogeographic region...
Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao’s Visit to London Highlights Colombia’s Humanitarian Crisis and what the UK government can do to continue supporting efforts for sustainable peace
On 7 and 8 July, ABColombia had the pleasure of welcoming Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao to London for a series...
Forced Recruitment of Colombian Children
6 June 2025 The forced recruitment of minors as young as nine years of age, both girls and boys, is...
Ongoing Violence in Catatumbo, Norte de Santander
22 January 2025 ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the escalation of violence in north-eastern Colombia. According to OCHA, between...
“A Call from the Heart of the World” from the Wiwa Peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
“The struggle of the Wiwa communities to defend their territory is not only a matter of survival but also a...