ABColombia welcomes the ratification by the Colombian Congress of the revised Final Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People’s Army (FARC). But remains seriously concerned about the escalating levels of violence against human rights defenders with over 70 killed so far in 2016. Following the initial...
______________ From 29 June – 3 July 2026, ABColombia accompanied two Colombian women human rights defenders from the Amazon region —Tania Ruiz Cardona from the Social Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo (Putumayo) and Gerardina Cardozo from the Social Ministry of the Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá)—during their visit to England. Both work closely with women and children in their territories...
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On International Women’s Day, ABColombia calls on the UK Government to strengthen and further develop its newly released – and weakened – Human Rights Defenders Guidelines. Civic space is shrinking and women human rights defenders globally are under attack. Colombia is a clear example, for decades it has been the most dangerous country in the...
In November, ABColombia had the honour of hosting women human rights defenders Katerin Jurado (director) and Yirley Velasco (director), of the Colombian organisations Sisma Mujer and Mujeres Sembrando Vida, respectively. Their visit to London was part of a European advocacy tour highlighting the urgent challenges facing women in Colombia within the context of the ongoing...
On 7 and 8 July, ABColombia had the pleasure of welcoming Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao to London for a series of meetings with parliamentarians, government officials, and think tank representatives. The visit aimed to shed light on the current humanitarian crisis in Colombia and offer practical recommendations for how UK authorities and civil society can...
Event organised in the UK parliament by The Trade Justice Movement, War on Want, Global Justice Now, Justice for Colombia and ABColombia together with the APPG on Human Rights (PHRG) This event was well attended by parliamentarians to hear from the speakers: H.E. Roy Barreras, Colombian Ambassador to the UK, Tom Willis, Director of the...
The Comuneros del Sur is a faction of the ELN, that broke away from the ELN in May 2024 when they decided, against the wishes of the Central Control of the ELN, to conduct their own Regional Peace Talks with the Colombian Government. Comuneros del Sur operate in the department of Nariño, and consist of...
The armed conflict in Colombia has lasted for over 50 years. Peace negotiations, like the historic Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP in 2016, have attempted to bring an end to decades of violence, and the administration of President Gustavo Petro has introduced an ambitious policy of Paz Total (Total Peace). Under...
8 July 2024 Trade policy could be used to play a positive role in addressing the climate crisis and contributing to cross-departmental government thinking on climate change, health and human rights. To date, international trade agreements involving the UK have generally facilitated, rather than challenged, the growth of polluting multinational corporations (MNCs) in the extractive...
