Hernando Chindoy, indigenous leader and human rights defender: “What shaped my path was the violence we suffered as a people”. Hernando Chindoy, an Indigenous leader from the Inga people, explains how his lifelong commitment to human rights and environmental defence was shaped by the violence, discrimination, and cultural repression experienced by his community. As a...
ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the serious humanitarian situation that has been unfolding in the rural area of Aracataca-Magdalena with reports of armed confrontations between the Clan del Golfo and the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ASCN). The Arhuaco Indigenous community in the Sierra Neva de Santa Marta, Colombia, are caught in the middle of the crossfire. On 6 March 2026, armed clashes between the Clan del Golfo and the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada in rural areas of Aracataca have resulted in the death of an indigenous person from Serankwa and another...
On 3 February 2026, there was a meeting between President Gustavo Petro and President Donald Trump in the White House. Just one month before the Trump administration had removed former Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and his family from Venezuela. Trump in a press interview, following the action involving the former Venezuelan President, stated that Colombian...
According to the most recent reports from OCHA, Colombia ranks fifth in the world with the largest number of internally displaced people. Nearly seven million people have been forcibly displaced in the country, averaging 180,000 a year. Internal forced displacement is one of the tragic consequences of the armed conflict, as communities are forced to...
On 9 August 2025, as we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ABColombia recognises the courage, resilience and wisdom of Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples. Despite enduring systemic racism and exclusion, armed conflict and the encroachment of extractive industries, they continue to defend their land, culture and right to determine their own future.
Rights of the River Atrato in Choco, Awarded by the Constitutional Court. The Atrato River in the Chocó Biogeographic region is one of 25 global priority areas (hotspots) for biodiversity conservation. In 2016, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued ruling T-622, declaring the Atrato River a subject of rights, and issued orders aimed at protecting its...
9 July 2025 The Atrato River in the Chocó Biogeographic region is one of 25 global priority areas (hotspots) for biodiversity conservation. In 2016, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued ruling T-622, declaring the Atrato River a subject of rights, and issued orders aimed at protecting its ecosystems and the fundamental rights of the communities living...
Yes to life, No to the Mine! #DefenseOfTerritory #JericoResists #WaterYesMineNo! Eleven peasant farmer in Jericó, Colombia face prosecution in a socio-environmental conflict. Eleven peasant farmers from the municipality of Jericó (one of which is an 85 year old man), opposed to the exploration activities of UK headquartered AngloGold Ashanti’s Quebradona Mining Project, are being prosecuted...
22 January 2025 ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the escalation of violence in north-eastern Colombia. According to OCHA, between 16-20 January 2025, 18,300 people have been displaced, and over 1,200 confined in their territory in the Catatumbo region due fighting initiated by National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) and a dissident...
Physical and sexual and gender-based violence against children is a pervasive issue in Colombia, yet it continues to be ignored at a national level. According to research conducted by Together for Girls, 27% of girls and 38% of boys experience physical violence prior to age 18, and 15% of girls and 8% of boys experience...
