Colombia is one of the top twenty countries globally most impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. The Government moved quickly in...
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Fourteen Colombian bishops denounced threats against the life of the bishop of Buenaventura
On 4 March 2021, fourteen Colombian bishops denounced threats against the life of the bishop of Buenaventura, Monsignor Rubén Jaramillo,...
Indigenous Peoples and Afro Colombian Communities are Suffering a Humanitarian Crisis in Alto Baudó Chocó
Combats in Alto Baudó in Chocó saw indigenous communities caught in the midst of the crossfire. Armed clashes were between...
International Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 In celebration of this day, ABColombia pays tribute to outstanding and courageous Colombian Women...
Ireland and the UN Security Council: What can be achieved for peace and security?
The Irish Peace and Conflict Network, hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, which explored what success and...
Organizaciones de la Sociedad civil internacional saludan los avances de la JEP y respaldan la legítima labor de las organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos y las víctimas de ejecuciones extrajudiciales
Bogotá, febrero 24 de 2021. Las organizaciones internacionales de la sociedad civil, que suscriben el presente comunicado, saludan los avances...
International civil society organisations welcome the progress of the JEP and support the legitimate work of human rights organisations and victims of extrajudicial executions
Bogota, 24 February 2021 International civil society organisations signatories to this communiqué, welcome the advances of the Special Jurisdiction for...
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...
Environmental Activists in Ibague and Cajamarca
In 2021, the UK will host COP26, this important event cannot happen at a more crucial moment for climate change,...
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...