Geneva, 10 May 2019: Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has published a statement saying...
Archive for tag: HRDs
Threats against Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in La Guajira, Colombia
On 29 April 2019, Fuerza Mujeres Wayuu received death threats from a group identifying itself as Águilas Negras – Bloque...
Inclusive Peace and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia: Early Day Motion tabled in UK Parliament
On 26 March 2019, an Early Day Motion (EDM) 2232 was tabled in the UK Parliament, calling for a debate...
Inspired by Colombian Women Human Rights Defenders
8 March 2019. Women in Colombia are peacebuilders, human rights defenders, land and environmental activists. Every defender has her own...
Colombian Human Rights Defenders continue to be killed at an alarming rate
On average, in the first three weeks of January 2019, one Human Rights Defender (HRD) was killed every three days...
Security of Zenu Indigenous Leader: ABColombia sends letter to National Protection Unit
On 23 January 2019, ABColombia sent a letter to the Director of the National Protection Unit, Pablo Elías González Monguí,...
Odebrecht corruption scandal in Colombia
Lawyers file case against Chief Public Prosecutor in hope to restore public trust in the Rule of Law In light...
ABColombia members reject the killing of Human Rights Defender José Antonio Navas
ABColombia members express their grave concern regarding the assassination of human rights defender and social leader, José Antonio Navas. Mr...