Colombia is due to have elections in March 2022. This will be the first time that the 16 seats for...
Category: Peace
Security Council Press Statement on Colombia
16 Jul 2021 The following press statement was issued by the UN Security Council after receiving a briefing by Carlos...
Case 01: Kidnapping by the FARC-EP
On 26 January 2021, the Reconnaissance Chamber of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) charged eight members of the former...
War Crimes Tribunal should open a National Case on Gender Based Violence
21/7/21 National and International Organisations are calling on Colombia’s War Crimes Tribunal, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to open...
Mission of Verification Report Summary July 2021
On 13 July 2021 Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in...
Why Truth and Justice Matter in Colombia?
On 14 May 2021, Christian Aid and ABColombia hosted an event with the Transitional Justice Institute: Why Truth and Justice...
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...
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...
Historic moment as Truth Commission hears from Victims in Exile
On 13 November 2020, the Truth Commission heard the testimonies of victims of the Colombian Conflict living in exile “Colombia...