ABColombia welcomes the annual report on 26 February 2020 of the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Colombia on the human rights situation in Colombia in 2019. The report of the High Commissioner, Alberto Brunori, focuses on the situation of human rights defenders, the use of the military in...
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Written evidence from ABColombia to the Foreign Affairs Committee
This written evidence focuses on human rights defenders and draws examples of work undertaken by the FCO in relation to Colombia By ABColombia in News, Briefings, Human Rights Giving response to the Foreign Affair Committee’s inquiry into Human rights: “Freedom of religion and belief, and human rights defenders”, ABColombia presented a report addressing the situation...
Side event at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
Human Rights Defenders Report of the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur to Colombia Geneva, 6 March 2020 Palace of the Nations, Room XXVII, 14.30h – 15:30h Organisers of the side event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva: Oidhaco, CCEEU, Alianza, Plataforma DESC, Colombian Commission of Jurists, ABColombia, PBI, Business and Human Rights...
The Protection of People in the midst of conflict is an ethical and political imperative that is a commitment of our humanity
The International Civil Society Organisations signing this statement urge the armed actors in Colombia to guarantee the lives of the communities and people living in the national territory, particularly the areas affected by the indefinite ‘Armed Strike.’ This strike was declared by the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) on the 12 February in the Catatumbo region...
International Civil Society Organisations in Alert for Assassinated Social Leaders and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Colombia
As International Organisation we express our profound concern regarding the severe deterioration of the armed conflict in Colombia, which has already in 2020, taken the lives of 23 people, including four women and two ex-combatants in the process of reincorporation. This serious humanitarian situation is putting the sustainability of the Colombian peace process in jeopardy....
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. On 10 December Human Rights Day Minister McKelvie in a Speech on Human Rights Defenders Referred to their important work with a special reference to the inspirational Guardians of the Atrato river in Chocó. On...
Communications & Research Internship Vacancy
Deadline for Applications: 16 October 2020 Type of Internship: minimum 6-months, part-time (2 or 3 days per week), unpaid Starting Date: first week of November 2020 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...
What are the grievances behind the National Strike?
In the lead up to the National Strick (Paro Nacional) over 500 organisations which form part of La Alianza, the Coordination Colombia, Europe, United States (CCEEU), the Colombian Platform for Human Rights, Democracy and Development and the Rural, Ethnic and Popular Agrarian Summit explained what they saw as the key reasons for the National Strike....
Statement by INGOs in Colombia on the Right to Freedom of Speech and Assembly
International civil society organisations (CSOs) urge the Colombian government to guarantee the legitimate right to freedom of assembly and peaceful social protest enshrined in the Colombian Political Constitution The peaceful protests by Colombian citizens that started on 21 November 2019 in several cities and municipalities across the country as part of the National Strike, are...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: My Body Tells the Truth
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...