On 23 March 2020 the social organisations and communities in Chocó brought out a public statement about the deterioration that...
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Ethnic Focus in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
In recent months the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has started to get into full swing. We have seen interesting...
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....
Public Statement: Kogui, Arhuaco, Wiwa and Kankuamo Indigenous Tribes
Four indigenous tribes Wiwa, Kogui, Arhuaco and Kankuamo live on sacred lands marked by what is referred to as the...
Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Colombia regarding the imminent risk of a new massacre in the municipality of Bojayá.
Letter in Spanish (orginal) 17 November 2019 Dear President Iván Duque Márque, On 21 April 2004, the ethnic-territorial organisations of...
Chocó a Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis
Download Briefing in PDF here ABColombia along with other International organisations and intergovernmental agencies in Colombia express grave concerns regarding...
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...
ABColombia signs further open letter to mining companies at Cerrejon and Colombian Government
On 14 August 2019, ABColombia signed another joint open letter written by London Mining Network. This letter is following up...
UN calls on Colombian State: Guarantee the Physical and Cultural Survival of the Nasa Indigenous Peoples
On 10 August 2019 the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia (OHCHR), in a public statement,...
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...