16 Jul 2021 The following press statement was issued by the UN Security Council after receiving a briefing by Carlos...
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Case 01: Kidnapping by the FARC-EP
On 26 January 2021, the Reconnaissance Chamber of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) charged eight members of the former...
War Crimes Tribunal should open a National Case on Gender Based Violence
21/7/21 National and International Organisations are calling on Colombia’s War Crimes Tribunal, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to open...
Case 03: Killings and forced disappearances presented as casualties in combat by state agents
In National Case 03 there are six different areas of priority where ordinary citizens were killed and forcibly disappeared by...
House of Lords Debate on Colombia and the Democratic Clause in the FTA
On 12 July 2021, a Colombia human rights question was asked by Lord Browne of Ladyton in the House of Lords, sparking...
Westminster Hall Debate: ‘Peace and human rights in Colombia’
Thursday 15th July 2021 ABColombia Briefing for MPs – with recommended actions for UK Government The Peace Process and Social...
Mission of Verification Report Summary July 2021
On 13 July 2021 Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in...
It is time for the UK to demonstrate leadership on business and human rights
A decade ago this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously welcomed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and...
Why Truth and Justice Matter in Colombia?
On 14 May 2021, Christian Aid and ABColombia hosted an event with the Transitional Justice Institute: Why Truth and Justice...
Lack of Government Support for the Ratification of the Escazú Agreement
President Duque signed the International Treaty on the protection of the Environment- Escazú – in December 2019. This was in...
Humanitarian situation in Colombia dramatically deteriorates
Whilst the eyes of the world have been on Colombian cities and the repressive use of violence by the police...
PUBLIC STATEMENT BY ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
15 June 2021 This statement was put together for the visit of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR). The...