Press release 28 April 2020 Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombians demand that Anglo American returns the Bruno, diverted for the extraction of coal, to its natural course On 5 May 2020, Anglo American, a London listed multinational mining company (MNC) will hold their AGM behind closed doors. Anglo-American are one of three MNC that jointly own...
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Gender Focus in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
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...
Letter to President Ivan Duque: COVID-19 and the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis
ABColombia wrote the following letter to President Ivan Duque on 31 March 2020. You will find a copy of the letter in PDF in English and spanish if you click on the buttons above. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a major global impact. Whilst the impacts vary from country to country, all governments are having...
Humanitarian Crisis in Chocó Intensifies
On 23 March 2020 the social organisations and communities in Chocó brought out a public statement about the deterioration that in the humanitarian situation and the increase in the violations of human rights and terrorising acts in Chocó , so far in the month of March. see below the parliamentary questions asked about the humanitarian...
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...
Peaceful Social Protest is essential for Democracy
On 21 November 2019, Colombian citizens, trade unions, students, indigenous groups, peace activists, women’s rights, environmental and other civil society organisations (CSOs), from across Colombia, took to the streets in the Paro Nacional (National Strike). According to the police they numbered around 207,000 people, however the March organisers put the figure closer to half a...
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...