On 15 May 2020 there was an armed skirmish between illegal armed groups in the Rio Quito Choco, as one...
Tag: Communities
17.09201917/09/2019
Letter of Concern to Colombian Government: Forced Eviction of El Rocío
By ABColombiaIn Extractives, Land, Letters of Concern, Letters to Colombian Govt, News, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags Cerrejon, Communities, Extractives, Forced Eviction, Mining, Vulnerable Communities
On 27 August 2019, ABColombia sent a letter to the Colombian president Ivan Duque and other key figures in the...
14.08201912/02/2020
ABColombia signs further open letter to mining companies at Cerrejon and Colombian Government
By ABColombiaIn Extractives, Human Rights, Joint Letters, Letters of Concern, Letters to Colombian Govt, News, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags Cerrejon, Communities, Extractives, Justice, Land, Protection, Vulnerable Communities
On 14 August 2019, ABColombia signed another joint open letter written by London Mining Network. This letter is following up...
25.07201913/03/2020
“The peace process is an objective that everyone shares”: Security Council visit to Colombia
By ABColombiaIn Civil Society, Human Rights, NewsTags Communities, Community Leaders, HRDs, Human Rights Defenders, International Community, Peace Accord, United Nations
From 11 to 14 July 2019, the 15 members[1] of the UN Security Council made a four-day visit to Colombia...
08.07201924/07/2019
ABColombia signs open letter to mining companies at Cerrejon, Colombia
By ABColombiaIn Extractives, Joint Letters, Letters of Concern, News, News Archive, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags Cerrejon, Communities, Constitutional Court, Extractives, Human Rights, Indigenous, La Guajira
The following open letter was sent on Monday 8 July 2019 to Cerrejon Coal and its multinational corporate owners. Coal...
21.02201905/03/2019
ABColombia urges Colombian Government to pursue peaceful and negotiated solution to internal armed conflict
By ABColombiaIn Conflict, NewsTags Communities, conflict, ELN, Human Rights, Peace, Peace in Colombia, Vulnerable Communities
On 17 January 2019, the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group exploded a car bomb in front of the...
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Tribute to Colombian Women Defenders
By ABColombiaIn Human Rights, News, WomenTags Communities, HRDs, Indigenous, International Women's Day, Women
On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, ABColombia pays tribute to all the courageous Human Rights Defenders it works with...
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