ABColombia welcomes the decision by Colombia’s Supreme Court to acquit prominent Colombian indigenous leader Feliciano Valencia after he was arrested...
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Freedom for David Ravelo amidst Surge in Threats against Human Rights Defenders
Judicial attacks against Human Rights Defenders continue in Colombia despite the signing of a Peace Accord with the FARC...
Government draft bill could conflict with Peace Accord
Summary: Joint letter calls government draft bill ‘unconstitutional’ and in violation of the Peace Accord, saying it threatens indigenous,...
Colombian Constitutional Court sets a Global Precedent
ABColombia partner Tierra Digna wins landmark Constitutional Court case introducing an “ecocentric” vision of Human Rights In a landmark ruling,...
National Security Guarantees Commission
On 24 February 2017 the National Security Guarantees Commission was inaugurated. This is an important first step in the...
Church denounces State Abandonment in Cordoba and Urabá
The Bishop of Apartadó and the Catholic Church denounced the increase in killings of social leaders and political activists in...
Mecanismos de Autoprotección: Comunidades Rurales y Defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia
Robbery of sensitive human rights information
Despite the Welcome gains in the Peace Talks in Havana there is a deterioration in the protection of the...