Chancleta is an Afro-descendant community in La Guajira, Colombia that was forced to relocate when the Cerrejón mine, owned by...
Category: Vulnerable Communities
Linea Negra Decreto 1500
After years of consultation by the four Indigenous Peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: Kogui, Arhuaco, Kankuamo and...
What are the Lungs of the Earth without the Heart?
PRESS RELEASE UK Lawyers Submit Amicus Briefs in Support of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: Heart...
Rival Illegal Armed Groups Terrify Communities in the Rio Quito Chocó
On 15 May 2020 there was an armed skirmish between illegal armed groups in the Rio Quito Choco, as one...
COVID-19 and Human Rights in Colombia
“It is not a time to neglect human rights; it is a time when, more than ever, human rights are...
Humanitarian Crisis in Chocó Intensifies
On 23 March 2020 the social organisations and communities in Chocó brought out a public statement about the deterioration that...
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...