21 September 2020. The Cooperation Space for Peace (ECP), the International Office for Human Rights – Action Colombia (Oidhaco), and the civil society international organisations that have signed this statement, would like to express serious concerns about the killing of Colombian citizen Javier Ordóñez during his arrest, on the early morning of 9 September 2020[i]....
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Past ABColombia Interns
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience at...
International Community must support the Colombian National Commission on Security Guarantees if Neo-paramilitary Groups are to be Dismantled
2020 is proving to be one of the worst year’s on record for the killings of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) with the UN reporting that it is following up on 91 reported killings of defenders in the first eight months of 2020 (to date 47 have been verified and 44 are in the process of...
Internships with ABColombia
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience...
Research and Communications Internship Vacancy
ABColombia Research and Communications Internship ABColombia is looking for a dynamic person to work on issues related to human rights and development as part of the ABColombia team. The person should either have experience of working in issues related to social media and communications, human rights or development or a degree in human rights, development...
Death of Javier Ordóñez Leads to Calls for Police Reform
According to official figures ten protesters have been killed and over 200 civilians injured, allegedly, due to an excessive use of force by the Colombian Police, as well as, 194 police injured. Widespread social protests took place 9, 10 and 11 September 2020 following the murder of Javier Ordoñez in police custody. The massive protests...
How Mining Companies Silence and Nullify Actions by Indigenous Peoples to Protect their Rights
Tickets for this Webinar free here Indigenous Peoples in Colombia struggle to protect their human, cultural and environmental rights. They frequently take these rights abuses to the Colombian Courts. Despite winning the cases companies manage to circumvent the implementation of the Court Orders Community leaders take immense risks in pursuing legal cases in an effort...
Ex-President Uribe under House Arrest
The Supreme Court of Colombia has placed former President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) under House Arrest.. Uribe Vélez is currently a Senator in the Colombian Congress who is waiting to be tried for procedural fraud and witness tampering. In 2012, Senator Uribe Vélez filed a complaint against Senator Iván Cepeda for falsely linking him to right...
Lack Colombian Government Commitment to Security for Former Combatants?
Colombian Interior Minister Alicia Arango Olmos failed to attend the CSIVI meeting called to address the deteriorating security situation for former combatants. On 28 July 2020, called a meeting of the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Agreement (CSIVI) to address the lack of implementation of adequate security...
Illegal Surveillance of Colombian Human Rights Defenders
Letter to Colombian Government from International NGOs and Legal Organisations on alleged illegal surveillance by the Colombian Military ABColombia joined with the Colombian Caravana of UK Lawyers and other concerned International organisations and lawyers to write to the Colombian Government about our deep concerned about the recent allegations of the Colombian National Army’s unlawful surveillance...