Information from Cajar, read the Alerta Urgente here. On 27 February 2024, the Wiwa Indigenous Peoples, together with Colombian human...
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Jakeline Romero Epiayú, 1979 – 2024
It is with great sadness that ABColombia has learned of the death of Jakeline Romero Epiayú, a human rights defender...
Forced Recruitment of Children in Colombia
Information from the Civil Society Organisation Humanidad Vigente. For information in Spanish please see here According to the ‘Optional Protocol...
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities face higher risk to health and wellbeing in Colombia
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia...
Unmasking Glencore: A Toxic Legacy in Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are are reporting a devastation of their land, water and sacred spaces as a result of...
International Civil Society Organisations Alert: Imminent Humanitarian Tragedy in the Department of Chocó, Colombia
International Civil Society Organisations signatories of this statement issue an urgent alert regarding an imminent tragedy, that hovers over the...
Comunidad internacional en Alerta por el riesgo de exterminio cultural y físico del Pueblo Indígena Awá dentro y fuera de su territorio
Bogotá, julio 19 de 2023. Las organizaciones internacionales de la sociedad civil, integrantes del Espacio de Cooperación para la Paz[1]...
International Water Day 2023
Leading environmental laws in Colombia still far from implementation “This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the...
Colombia’s Transitional Justice System Macrocase 09: Crimes Committed Against Indigenous Ethnic Peoples and Territories.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP, Spanish acronym) will investigate crimes against humanity suffered by the Indigenous, Afro-Colombia, Raizal and...
Renewable energy: How does it differ from fossil fuel extractives when it comes to respecting the rights of communities and the environment?
There is an urgent need to mitigate the climate crisis, but this has to be done as a just transition...