Get your FREE ticket HERE Join in a conversation with the Colombian Human Rights Defender Martha Márquez, director of the Centre for Research and Popular Education (CINEP)/Programme for Peace, discussing what “Paz Total” means for Colombia. For the first time Colombians elected a left-wing government and a black Vice President. Martha will discuss what “Paz...
Online Event on May 10 16:00 – 17:30 BST REGISTER HERE Christian Aid, in conjunction with our Colombian partner, ABColombia and women’s civil society networks, Red Nacional de Mujeres and Sisma Mujer, would like to invite you to a virtual panel event titled “Colombia, 5+ years into the Peace Process: stock-take and next steps” on Tuesday, 10th May...
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Murders and forced disappearances presented as casualties in combat by agents of the State
10 November 2021 The signatories to this press release celebrate that 24 November 2021 marks the fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), which put end to the internal armed conflict between them, that left more than nine million victims, and...
Thursday 15th July 2021 ABColombia Briefing for MPs – with recommended actions for UK Government The Peace Process and Social Protests Whilst peace processes take time, there is a difference between a lengthy peace process with progress and setbacks, and the continuous deterioration that Colombia is facing at this time. Though Colombia has long had...
Bogota 3 May 2021 Peaceful demonstrations by Colombian citizens started on 28 April 2021 in various cities and municipalities across the country, within the framework of the National strike. The legitimate right to defend human rights, and the right to public assembly and social protest, are enshrined in article 37 of the Colombian Political Constitution.[1]...
The Irish Peace and Conflict Network, hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, which explored what success and impact in relation to peace and conflict would look like for Ireland, during Ireland’s term on the Security Council. It explored the priorities for Security Council action in conflict-affected contexts, and what can be learnt...
On Human Rights Day 2020, ABColombia pays tribute to the immense courage, expertise and determination of Colombian Human Rights Defenders and community leaders (HRDs), through a series of articles reflecting on the stories of some of those killed in Colombia between January and early December 2020. The work of Colombian HRDs has been, and continues...
24 November 2020 marks the fourth anniversary of the implementation of the Peace Accord signed between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP). Considered one of the most comprehensive and inclusive Peace Accords to date. Four years after signing what is happening? There were a range of...
Newsletter Number 9 Produced by the Observatory on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, Colombian Commission of Jurists (Comisión Colombiana de Juristas) Original Spanish Version can be found here Unofficial translation by ABColombia in collaboration with ‘Volunteer Student Translators’ from Bristol University: Lucy Courtnall, Ami Houlbrook, Lottie Sinclair and Maisie Bennett This bulletin deals with the...
