On 10 August 2019 the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia (OHCHR), in a public statement,...
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“The peace process is an objective that everyone shares”: Security Council visit to Colombia
From 11 to 14 July 2019, the 15 members[1] of the UN Security Council made a four-day visit to Colombia...
Emblematic Case: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
We are one with the water, with the earth, with the air, with the sun, with the thoughts, with the...
ABColombia signs open letter to mining companies at Cerrejon, Colombia
The following open letter was sent on Monday 8 July 2019 to Cerrejon Coal and its multinational corporate owners. Coal...
Protests greet the Colombian President’s visit to the UK
The protests reflect a growing concern internationally regarding the the safety of human rights defenders (HRDs), the deterioration of human rights in the rural areas and the lack of effective action on the part of the Colombian Government to protect rural communities and defenders.
While the UK prepares for Colombia President Duque’s visit, violence against Human Rights Defenders and communities exacerbates
London – 7 June 2019: A week ahead of Colombia President Duque’s visit to the UK, the prominent Colombian Human...
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...
International organisations reject violent attacks and threats against Afro-Colombian and Indigenous leaders
Brussels/London, 13 May 2019. ABColombia, alongside more than 25 European and international organisations and networks, signed a public statement rejecting...
Threats against Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in La Guajira, Colombia
The letter was signed by 11 British and Irish organisations: ABColombia, CAFOD, Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers Group, Christian Aid, Coal...