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Government draft bill could conflict with Peace Accord
By ABColombiaIn 2017, Land, News, Peace, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, Land, Women
Summary: Joint letter calls government draft bill ‘unconstitutional’ and in violation of the Peace Accord, saying it threatens indigenous, afro-Colombian and rural communities’ rights Joint Letter On 18 April 2017, a joint letter, signed by civil society organisations including: Colombian Commission of Jurists [i], Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular- Programa por la Paz...
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Revised Peace Accord ratified by the Colombian Congress
ABColombia welcomes the ratification by the Colombian Congress of the revised Final Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People’s Army (FARC). But remains seriously concerned about the escalating levels of violence against human rights defenders with over 70 killed so far in 2016. Following the initial...
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Peace Talks
In November 2022, Total Peace Law 2272 was passed it define peace as a State Policy which implies that, to what was agreed in the peace agreements, it will have to be given continuity, regardless of the government that is in office. Total Peace in this law is defined from the perspective of human security,...
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17.04.2026 News Review
Second Follow-up Report on Recommendations: Situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia. This report published by Indepaz within the framework of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), assesses progress since the 2016 Peace Agreement and concludes that serious structural problems persist in the protection of these groups, despite some institutional advances....
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10/04/2026 News Review
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...