“..the circular insanity of allowing the destruction of one of the most beautiful bio diverse places on this planet, to get access to the water that will allow further coal extraction, the burning of which is contributing to rising global temperatures and which has directly contributed to the scarcity of water in the dry tropical...
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Public Statement: UK and Irish Parliamentary Delegation to Colombia Express Profound Concerns for the Rights of the Wayuu Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Communities in La Guajira, Colombia.
“Liberate the Bruno River” Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombians demand that Anglo American returns the Bruno, diverted for the extraction of coal, to its natural course
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...
Shocking Report by UN Special Rapporteur David Boyd on How Multinational Companies are Preventing Countries from fulfilling their Climate Commitments
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, stated in a recent report how multinational companies are suing governments for fulfilling their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change. He highlighted that oil and gas corporations may well sue governments for some $340 billion in future ISDS cases, which is a...
Jakeline Romero Epiayú, 1979 – 2024
It is with great sadness that ABColombia has learned of the death of Jakeline Romero Epiayú, a human rights defender that we greatly admired for her kindness, her courage, her expert knowledge and her determination to defend the rights of others. Our thoughts go out to her family and the communities around the Cerrejón mine....
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities face higher risk to health and wellbeing in Colombia
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia do not continue to be affected by food insecurity. According to statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), more than 230 children under the age of five died of malnutrition in Colombia in 2023....
The impact of International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Dispute Settlement regime on Colombia
International Investment Agreements (IIAs) set out the conditions and obligations regarding the promotion and protection of investments made by investors from respective countries in each other’s territory and take the form of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) or other trade agreements including investment chapters. The investor protection provisions between Colombia and the UK are contained...
TAKE ACTION: Glencore’s Mining Practices in Peru and Colombia – what can UK citizens do?
Please write to your MP and ask them to #SignEDM136! You can find a template letter/email here. MPs have public contact details so that you, as their constituents, can get in touch. To see who your MP is, go to https://www.theyworkforyou.com and enter your postcode. You can then copy and paste the letter we have...
Unmasking Glencore: A Toxic Legacy in Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are are reporting a devastation of their land, water and sacred spaces as a result of coal mining by British-registered multinational Glencore PLC. Ask your MP to sign EDM 136 more information here Glencore PLC is the sole owner of the Cerrejón mine, La Guajira, Colombia, which is one of the...
International Water Day 2023
Leading environmental laws in Colombia still far from implementation “This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis”. UN, World Water Day In 2023 the United Nations is raising awareness of the importance of water as a vital source of life for people, but also highlighting its connection with...