The UN theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. Without a comprehensive understanding of water’s true, multidimensional value,...
Category: Themes
Does Colombia take Sexual Violence Seriously?
On 17 March 2021, the Colombian State objected to the Judges, the line of questioning, and way of conducting the...
In Solidarity with the Mothers of Soacha
The Mothers of Soacha discovered their sons were being extra judicially executed by the Colombian Army to boost their combat...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cerrejón Accused before the OECD of Human Rights Abuses and Environmental Damage
On 19 January 2021, ABColombia together with Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP), the Colectivo de Abogados ‘José Alvear...
House of Lords Question Actions of the Colombian Government
On 7 December 2020 Members of the House of Lords in the British Parliament questioned actions of the Colombian Government...
The Return of Our Voices
On 13 November 2020, the Commission for the Clarification of the Truth (Truth Commission) held an event entitled “El Retorno...