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Colombia’s Transitional Justice System Macrocase 09: Crimes Committed Against Indigenous Ethnic Peoples and Territories.

By In Emblematic Cases, Human Rights, JEP, Land, News, News Archive, Peace, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags , , , ,

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...

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ABColombia pays Tribute on Women’s Day 8 March 2023 to the Courage and ongoing pursuit for Justice of Colombian Investigative Journalist, Jineth Bedoya Lima

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For 22 years Jineth Bedoya’s demonstrated incredible courage and determination to make a difference for thousands of women in Colombia who had suffered sexual violence. The pursuit of her case through the Colombian and International Courts has not been an easy one, she has been subjected to threats, forced to re-tell and to re-live the...

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Renewable energy: How does it differ from fossil fuel extractives when it comes to respecting the rights of communities and the environment?

By In Extractives, Human Rights, Land, News, News Archive, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags , ,

There is an urgent need to mitigate the climate crisis, but this has to be done as a just transition towards clean energy and it cannot require the global south to carry the costs of this transition. The current Colombian Government’s ambitious agenda to move away from fossil fuels and to invest heavily in renewable...

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The Genocide of a Political Party – Unión Patriótica over 6,000 members killed in the 1980s and 1990s

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights concludes state was responsible for a crime against humanity in respect to the elimination of over 6,000 members of the Union Patriótica Colombia’s Communist Party. On 30 January 2023 the inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) declared the Colombian State responsible for the violation of human rights of 6,000 members...

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Colombia must strengthen the rule of law in areas particularly affected by violence and conflict.

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During a two-day official visit to Colombia at the end of January 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, highlighted the need to focus on strengthening the rule of law in the country by increasing the presence and capacity of State civilian institutions, especially in the areas that are still affected by the...

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Event: Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Colombia a Feminist Perspective on Security

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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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Enforced Disappearances in Colombia: an ongoing issue.

By In Civil Society, Human Rights, News, News Archive

Despite the signature of the Peace Accord (2016), enforced disappearances continue in Colombia. The Colombian Transitional Justice System has three elements, the Truth Commission, The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the Search Unit for the disappeared. The Truth Commission’s report states that there were over 110 thousand enforced disappearances in Colombia, during the most intense...

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Public Statement: Express of concern about recent threats and intimidation toward lawyer Yessika Hoyos Morales, member of the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (Cajar)

By In Human Rights, Joint Letters, Letters of Concern, News, News Archive, WomenTags , , , ,

ABColombia joins the undersigned organisations to express our concern about death threats and intimidation toward Ms Yessika Hoyos Morales, a lawyer, member of the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (Cajar) and representative in the Mondoñedo case; and threats, kidnapping and robbery against Miss Andrea Torres Bautista, lawyer, and sub-director of the Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation...

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Truth Commission of Colombia: Executive Summary

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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...