Colombia is due to have elections in March 2022. This will be the first time that the 16 seats for...
Tag: Human Rights
Those responsible for Crimes Against Humanity should answer to Colombian Justice before being extradited on Drugs Trafficking Crimes
An opinion piece appeared in El Espectador on 30 December 2021 written by Gustavo Gallon explaining why it is essential...
Support the Implementation of the Colombian Court Ruling on the Rights of Nature
In 2015 the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a ruling (T-622) giving biocultural rights to the River Atrato. This ruling gives...
COVID 19 pandemic exacerbates poverty and inequality in Colombia
The rapid spread of the pandemic has been a challenge for the Latin Americana and Caribbean (LAC) region, essential sanitary...
Put human rights at the centre of environmental policy
OPEN LETTER TO WORLD LEADERS Download Letter here October 2021 Respecting and protecting human rights and protecting the environment are...
Forced Displacement in Colombia Significantly Increased
1 October 2021 The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed its serious concern regarding the significant increase in the...
UN Report says Colombia Failing to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) December 2020 report states that of the 1,323 killings of...
Chancleta and the Cerrejón Mine
Chancleta is an Afro-descendant community in La Guajira, Colombia that was forced to relocate when the Cerrejón mine, owned by...
UK Parliament: Human Rights in Colombia must be improved before deepening trade relations
Lords insist that the UK as pen holder to the UN Security Council on the Verification Mission in Colombia hold...