According to the most recent reports from OCHA, Colombia ranks fifth in the world with the largest number of internally...
Tag: Indigenous
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025: Defending Territory as a Fundamental Right – Marking 30 years of International Recognition
On 9 August 2025, as we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ABColombia recognises the courage, resilience and wisdom of Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples. Despite enduring systemic racism and exclusion, armed conflict and the encroachment of extractive industries, they continue to defend their land, culture and right to determine their own future.
T- 622 – Atrato River and Illegal Gold Mining
Rights of the River Atrato in Choco, Awarded by the Constitutional Court. The Atrato River in the Chocó Biogeographic region...
Forced Recruitment of Colombian Children
6 June 2025 The forced recruitment of minors as young as nine years of age, both girls and boys, is...
Ongoing Violence in Catatumbo, Norte de Santander
22 January 2025 ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the escalation of violence in north-eastern Colombia. According to OCHA, between...
“A Call from the Heart of the World” from the Wiwa Peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
“The struggle of the Wiwa communities to defend their territory is not only a matter of survival but also a...
ABColombia Report Launch: Violence against Women, Girls and the LGBTQI+ Community
ABColombia welcomes you to join us for the launch of this report on Tuesday 26 November 2024 in the IPU...
The Tribunal – A Film
The Tribunal, a film created by Malcolm Rogge in partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, follows the experiences...
The Atrato River and COP16
The Atrato River is located in Chocó, on the Pacific coast of Colombia and one of the 25 global priority...
Colombia: Rights of Rivers, Rights of Peoples
Join us for a discussion on how legal strategies have the potential to safeguard the rights of communities and nature...