Book your FREE ticket HERE Register HERE to join the event ONLINE Register HERE to join the event ONLINE “Activists Voices from Colombia” Colombia was the first country in the world to commit in its Peace Accord with the FARC-EP to there being no amnesties for conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence. It is also the first country...
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Truth Commission of Colombia: Executive Summary
Colombia’s Truth Commission was established as a result of the 2016 Peace Accord between the Colombian Government and the FARC- EP. The Commission released their final report on 28 June 2022, this was the culmination of exhaustive research and interviews with nearly 24,000 people in Colombia and of exiles living abroad. The Commission is holding...
Colombia’s Presidential Election
The 19 June 2022 saw 58% of Colombians turnout to vote in the second and final round of Colombia’s Presidential elections. The highest percentage of citizens voting in a Presidential election in 50 years. The result was a landmark victory for the left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Marquez. They won by...
Delegation of Parliamentarians to Colombia 2022
ABColombia’s delegation report on: Business, Environment and Human Rights, Justice and Sustainable Peace, and Women and Conflict related sexual violence. The Delegation met in La Guajira with Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Peoples impacted by the Carbones de Cerrejón (Cerrejón) open pit coal mine, and the Cañaverales community in the area of impact of the proposed Best...
Online Event: Colombia, 5+ years into the Peace Process: stock-take and next steps. REGISTER NOW
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...
Write to your MP – Template letter on judicial independence in Guatemala and Colombia
You can cut and paste this letter into “they work for you” and email it to your MP. If you choose to send it by post instead, please note that it is essential to include your full postal address and postcode. Dear [name of your MP here] Subject: Judicial Independence at Risk in Guatemala and...
Event: Judicial Independence at Risk in Guatemala and Colombia.
Watch this event again in English here Virtual Event on 2 March 2022 Organisers: ABColombia, Federation of European Bars, Colombian Caravana of UK Lawyers, CAFOD, CINEP, CALDH, PBI UK Chair: Former British Ambassador to Colombia, John Dew Speakers: Her Excellency Joanna Korner CMG QC, International Criminal Court Judge The Importance of Trial Management in the Delivery...
Human Rights Defender Luz Marina Arteaga’s Body found discarded in the River Meta
On 18 January 2022, Luz Marina Arteaga, a doctor, social leader and land-claimant was killed. This vibrant and active social leader’s lifeless body was recovered from the River Meta in Orocué, Casanare, Colombia. As far back as 28 November 2019, ABColombia wrote to Pablo Elías González Monguí, Director General of the National Protection Unit (Unidad...
Administration and Advocacy Internship
Two days per week (7 hours per day) £10.89 per hour 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 have a commitment to human rights and experience of working or volunteering in an organisation or a degree...
Support from the international community is crucial for Colombian Peace Accord
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...