On 11 May 2021 Tony Lloyd MP and nine others tabled an Early Day Motion – a statement in the British Parliament expressing their concern about the human rights violations perpetrated against the social protests across Colombia. Please ask your MP to sign this EDM Number 4 Protesters in Colombia MPs have public contact details...
17 May 2021 In response to the excessive use of force by the police against the demonstrators in the National Strike protest in Colombia. The UN and the Organisation of American States (OAS) rapporteurs, on 14 May 2021, issued a joint statement condemning: excessive use of force by the police Colombian government’s use of the...
Following the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action last month, ABColombia reflects on the ongoing presence of antipersonnel mines in Colombia. While mines may have been planted with the aim of reaching other armed groups or the military, it is civilians and communities who are the main victims. Until you see...
Wednesday 5 May 2021, London joined other cities throughout the UK, Europe and around the world in hosting a rally to show solidarity with the people of Colombia. Londoners – Colombians and friends, old and young – gathered in support of Colombia’s peaceful protesters, while denouncing the repression with which they have been met. From...
You can watch this event again in English here This virtual event has been organised by Christian Aid, Transitional Justice Institute and ABColombia. It will have simultaneous English/Spanish translation and will take place Virtual Event on 12 May 2021 Start Time: 15:30 Event Registration here Link for the event One of the most significant peace...
ABColombia expresses its great sadness at the killing of Nasa Indigenous Governor Sandra Liliana Peña Chocué. We express our solidarity with the Nasa Indigenous Peoples and call on the Colombian Government to take firm and decisive action to objectively and thoroughly investigate those responsible and bring them to justice. ABColombia rejects and condemns the killing...
Write to your MP and ask them to #SignEDM1660 (tabled March 2021) Please write to your MP. 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...
As 2021 is a key year for Colombia with its five-year anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accord in November, ABColombia have the following recommendations for the UN Security Council: to form a “Group of Experts” with technical expertise on organised crime, which includes experts on human rights, gender and ethnicity, to examine, together...
On March 24 is worldwide celebrated the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. It is on this day that the memory of victims of gross and systematic violations of human rights and the importance of the right to truth and justice are...
The UN theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. Without a comprehensive understanding of water’s true, multidimensional value, we will be unable to safeguard this critical resource for the benefit of everyone.” (UN Water) But what is the “value” of water? What does it represent? On the surface, Colombia has vast water resources;...
