On 13 November 2020, the Commission for the Clarification of the Truth (Truth Commission) held an event entitled “El Retorno...
Archive for tag: Peace

British MPs ask UK Government to make joint Human Rights Statement with Colombia President Duque
On 14th June, ahead of Colombia President Ivan Duque’s visit to the UK, members of the UK Parliament sent a...

International Community: Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace – campaign updates
ABColombia supports the international campaign “International Community: Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace”, which was launched internationally on 6 June 2019....

International organisations launch “emergency call” for a Colombia in peace
London/Bogotá – 6 June 2019: “Signing a Peace Agreement is not enough,” say 29 international organisations involved in a mass...

International Community Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace
ABColombia supports the international campaign “International Community: Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace”, which was launched internationally on 6...

International organisations reject violent attacks and threats against Afro-Colombian and Indigenous leaders
Brussels/London, 13 May 2019. ABColombia, alongside more than 25 European and international organisations and networks, signed a public statement rejecting...

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...

Uncertainty for Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP)
On Thursday 14 March 2019, Ambassadors from Germany, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, European Union and the UN...

Colombia Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) begins its work in Chocó and Urabá
The following is a summary of information provided by the JEP in Spanish, which can be found here. On 4...

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...