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Category: Human Rights
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.
Urgent open dialogue is needed between the Catholic Church and the Colombian Government to find solutions for Chocó.
As the humanitarian crisis in the department of Chocó deepens, the Catholic Church continues to urge the Colombian government to...
Public Statement: SOS Arauca
SOS Arauca As International Civil Society Organizations we reiterate our willingness to accompany theseprocesses and declare ourselves on alert for...
Human Rights Defender Luz Marina Arteaga’s Body found discarded in the River Meta
On 18 January 2022, Luz Marina Arteaga, a doctor, social leader and land-claimant was killed. This vibrant and active social...
Put human rights at the centre of environmental policy
OPEN LETTER TO WORLD LEADERS Download Letter here October 2021 Respecting and protecting human rights and protecting the environment are...
Forced Displacement in Colombia Significantly Increased
1 October 2021 The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed its serious concern regarding the significant increase in the...
ABColombia at COP26
Voices from the River Atrato Chocó Chocó department in Colombia is located in the Pacific basin of the “Chocó Biographical...
UN & OAS Experts condemn repressive measures by Colombian Police
17 May 2021 In response to the excessive use of force by the police against the demonstrators in the National...
London in solidarity with Colombia
Wednesday 5 May 2021, London joined other cities throughout the UK, Europe and around the world in hosting a rally...