“..the circular insanity of allowing the destruction of one of the most beautiful bio diverse places on this planet, to...
Category: News Archive
Proposed new Best Coal Company (BCC) open pit mine at Cañaverales
The village of Cañaverales is in the municipality of San Juan del Cesar in the south of the department of...
Human Rights Defenders in Colombia
Landmark Legal case: Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (Colectivo de Abogados de JOSÉ ALVEAR RESTREPO) vs The Colombian State in...
Comunicado Público: Organizaciones y ONG internacionales alertan sobre grave crisis humanitaria sostenida en el departamento del Chocó
Bogotá, mayo 3 de 2022. Las Organizaciones de la sociedad civil y ONGs internacionales que suscriben el presente comunicado saludan...
Online Event: Colombia, 5+ years into the Peace Process: stock-take and next steps. REGISTER NOW
Online Event on May 10 16:00 – 17:30 BST REGISTER HERE Christian Aid, in conjunction with our Colombian partner, ABColombia and...
National Case 3: Extrajudicial Executions by State Agents in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Case 3: JEP
Murders and forced disappearances presented as casualties in combat by agents of the State
Public Statement: UK and Irish Parliamentary Delegation to Colombia Express Profound Concerns for the Rights of the Wayuu Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Communities in La Guajira, Colombia.
Public Statement: Colombian government authorises further destruction of Arroyo Bruno in La Guajira
On April 6 Government institutions announced their “final” decision to endorse the destruction of the natural course of the Bruno...
Public Statement: International organisations from the civil society reject the assassination of Thuthenas (consejero) Miller Correa.
See ABColombia’s Policy Briefing report HERE
World Water Day 2022
While Colombia experiences three times the global average of rainfall per country, the water distribution is uneven. The large majority of freshwater is located in the Amazon Basin and the department of Chocó. According to Water Aid 1.2 million people in Colombia live without access to clean water.