On 10 August 2019 the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia (OHCHR), in a public statement,...
Category: Vulnerable Communities
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...
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
On 29 April 2019, Fuerza Mujeres Wayuu received death threats from a group identifying itself as Águilas Negras – Bloque...
Colombia Peace Accord: Women and the Ethnic Chapter
The following is an excerpt from the ABColombia report “Towards Transformative Change: Women and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace...
Colombia Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) begins its work in Chocó and Urabá
The following is a summary of information provided by the JEP in Spanish, which can be found here. On 4...
Communities in Chocó call on all armed actors in the Colombian conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law
Indigenous and Afro-Colombian citizens living in Chocó are living in the midst of a continuing conflict despite the ongoing Peace...