My body tells the truth! This was the central message chosen by the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition Commission (Truth Commission) in the first event for survivors of sexual violence in Colombia’ armed conflict. On 26 June 2019, the Truth Commission invited 30 victims of sexual violence to give their testimonies. Some were read by the...
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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 the department of Chocó and the Diocese of Quibdó, addressed the then President of the Republic of Colombia, Dr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, in an open letter on the crisis of legitimacy in the Atrato region....
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 the violations and abuses of human rights of Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in Chocó and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The presence of illegal armed groups including the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC) and the ELN...
ABColombia Statement
Key ex-FARC-EP Commanders Announce Return to Arms ABColombia calls on the Colombian State and the International Community to redouble its efforts and working together with civil society to ensure a much faster implementation of the Peace Accord. On 29 August 2019, Iván Márquez, a lead negotiator of the Peace Accord and former Revolutionary Armed Forces...
Concerns about death threats against Colombia Human Rights Defenders: Letter sent to Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister
Letter of concern to Minister Simon Coveney on the situation of risk for the Comision Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP) in Colombia
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, announced that two Indigenous Guards had been killed in the last 24 hours. It called on the Colombian State to provide adequate prevention and protection measures for the Nasa Indigenous Peoples (the Cxhab Wala Kiwe)...
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.
Podcasts
Listen to recordings of ABColombia events and interviews with ABColombia and partner organisations on issues related to peace and human rights in Colombia. If you have a podcast and are interested in an interview with ABColombia please get in touch. Peace Colombia: Grassroots Perspectives on what makes for Peace Public event with Danilo Rueda, Executive...
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 Rights Defender and peace activist Danilo Rueda from the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace will be in London to discuss the impact of the ongoing armed conflict on grassroots communities. Communities in rural areas...
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 the murder attempt against leaders from Afro-Colombian collectives in Northern Cauca: ACONC, PCN and ASOM. The statement also highlights international concerns about threats against the Indigenous human rights organisation Fuerza de Mujeres Wayúu in La...