International Civil Society Organisations signatories of this statement issue an urgent alert regarding an imminent tragedy, that hovers over the civilian population in the Department of Chocó. This requires an immediate response from the corresponding authorities in accordance with Colombia’s obligations under International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), ethnic legislation and the cosmovision...
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Comunidad internacional en Alerta por el riesgo de exterminio cultural y físico del Pueblo Indígena Awá dentro y fuera de su territorio
Bogotá, julio 19 de 2023. Las organizaciones internacionales de la sociedad civil, integrantes del Espacio de Cooperación para la Paz[1] alertan sobre la difícil situación de derechos humanos e infracciones al Derecho Iinternacional Humanitario que padece el pueblo indígena Awá debido a la presencia y actuación de grupos armados ilegales en sus territorios ancestrales ubicados...
Briefing by Carlos Ruiz Massieu Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia
12 July 2023 Read full speech here In a meeting with the UN Security Council, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia presented the latest report of the Secretary General to the Council. The report indicates that Colombia has made good progress towards the...
Colombian Truth Commission’s Report: Achievements and setbacks one year after publication
READ UN’s Resolution to support implementation of the Truth Commission’s recommendations On 28 of June 2023 marked the first year of the publication of the final report of the Colombian Truth Commission. The report was the product of thousands of hours of investigation over a 5-year period that condensed over 14,000 individual and collective interviews...
UN Human Rights Committee pass Resolution on provision of technical cooperation to implement Truth Commission’s Report
Colombia serves as an important example that resolving enduring differences is only possible through peaceful dialogue. Simon Manley CMG On 13 July 2023 the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution (A/HRC/53/L.25/Rev.1) on Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights in Colombia to implement the recommendations of the Commission for the...
“Colombia is a human rights priority for the UK”
Zac Goldsmith, Minister of State for Overseas Territories of the UK SPANISH The ELN, or National Liberation Army, is Colombia’s last remaining leftist insurgency. Talks with the rebels are crucial to President Gustavo Petro’s ambition of achieving “Total Peace” with all armed criminal/paramilitary groups in the country. The main department responsible for implementing “Total Peace...
Pressure Rises to Open Macrocase11 on Sexual Violence in Conflict in Colombia
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT Gender-based violence remains one of the most systemic and widespread human rights violations of our time.[i] In Colombia, the situation of impunity in gender-based violence has not only continued, but increased, despite the signing of the Peace Accord in 2016. According to a survey by...
ABColombia Research and Communications Voluntary Internship
Application Process Closing date 25 June 2023 Interviews 5 July 2023 ABColombia is looking for a dynamic person to engage in a six month Internship working 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...
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Colombia’s Transitional Justice System Macrocase 09: Crimes Committed Against Indigenous Ethnic Peoples and Territories.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP, Spanish acronym) will investigate crimes against humanity suffered by the Indigenous, Afro-Colombia, Raizal and Palenquera Peoples and Territories during the armed conflict by members of the FARC-EP and the Colombian Security Forces, as well as other State agents and civilian third parties. According to JEP analysis, the victimising act...