Physical and sexual and gender-based violence against children is a pervasive issue in Colombia, yet it continues to be ignored...
Category: Human Rights
The Tribunal – A Film
The Tribunal, a film created by Malcolm Rogge in partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, follows the experiences...
United Nations Day 2024
24 October 2024 marks 79 years since the United Nations officially came into existence. Over the past 4 decades, the...
The Atrato River and COP16
The Atrato River is located in Chocó, on the Pacific coast of Colombia and one of the 25 global priority...
Colombia: No more Impunity for the killing of Social Leaders
ABColombia remains gravely concerned about the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Colombia. According to INDEPAZ, 116 HRDs and...
Colombia: Rights of Rivers, Rights of Peoples
Join us for a discussion on how legal strategies have the potential to safeguard the rights of communities and nature...
The Dangers of Being an Land and Environmental Defender
At the beginning of September 2024, Global Witness published their Annual Defenders Report entitled “Missing Voices: The violent erasure of...
International Day of Peace 2024
The armed conflict in Colombia has lasted for over 50 years. Peace negotiations, like the historic Peace Accord between the...
Corporate Justice: Business, Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Law
ABColombia is part of the coalition Corporate Justice Coalition, a group of civil society organisations calling for the introduction a...
Jineth Bedoya’s Courage results in Women Journalist Protection Fund
On 9 September 2024 the Government of Colombia presented the No es Hora de Callar Fund -Law 2358 of 2024...