On 7 December 2020 Members of the House of Lords in the British Parliament questioned actions of the Colombian Government and the impact that they were having on the Peace Process. These questions were raised with Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)....
On 13 November 2020, the Commission for the Clarification of the Truth (Truth Commission) held an event entitled “El Retorno de Nuestras Voces” (The Return of Our Voices) for the truth and the recognition of the rights of victims living in exile and those who have returned. The Truth Commission a few years ago began...
On 13 November 2020, the Truth Commission heard the testimonies of victims of the Colombian Conflict living in exile “Colombia fuera de Colombia.” This was the first time that any Truth Commission had listened to the voices and heard the stories of victims living in exile; forced out of their countries by violence and in...
The following statement was made Lord Alderdice, Lord Browne of Ladyton and Baroness Coussins for the VII Encuentro por la Verdad (VII Encounter for Truth): “As a strong supporters of the Colombian Peace Process we welcome the VII Encuentro por la Verdad (VII Encounter for Truth). The importance of uncovering the truth of what happened...
5 November 2020 The international civil society organisations signed onto this statement denounce and warn of the life-threatening risks against the social leaders and human rights defenders that organised the Humanitarian Caravan to Cañyón del Micay. The work of these social movements and the lives of these individuals are at risk due to the stigmatising...
International and Colombian Civil Society Organisations issued a joint statement expressing their profound concerns regarding the threat to judicial independence in Colombia as a result of a series of recent actions taken by the Colombian Government party and the President of the Republic, Ivan Duque Marquez. Several Court Orders have been ignored by the Colombian...
This is an unofficial translation of the Public Statement you can find if you click on the PDF button above. This statement was issued by OXFAM Colombia a member of ABColombia, CINEP a partner of ABColombia and other organisations. To the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, The voice of humble people...
On 8 October 2020, ABColombia together with the other international organisations attending the Oidhaco General Assembly, signed a public declaration calling on the Colombian Government to provide safety and security guarantees for the public demonstration set to take place on 10 October 2020. When the Indigenous Peoples from the South West of Colombia will march...
21 September 2020. The Cooperation Space for Peace (ECP), the International Office for Human Rights – Action Colombia (Oidhaco), and the civil society international organisations that have signed this statement, would like to express serious concerns about the killing of Colombian citizen Javier Ordóñez during his arrest, on the early morning of 9 September 2020[i]....
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. Find out more about our previous interns’ experiences at ABColombia below. If this sounds interesting to...
