Despite global awareness and widespread condemnation, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains a pervasive issue around the world today.[i] In Colombia,...
Category: Vulnerable Communities
Colombia wins against multinationals endeavouring to mine in protected areas of ecological importance
Grave concerns have been expressed internationally over the World Bank’s Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favour...
World Environment Day 2024
On World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, ABColombia would like to draw attention to the importance of making peace with...
Carta abierta de la Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Norte del Cauca (ACIN) al Estado Mayor Central – Bloque Jacob Arenas
La ACIN escribe esta carta abierta debido a las últimas acciones y crímenes cometidos por el Bloque Suroeste del EMC,...
Urgent appeal for the protection of the life and integrity of the communities and social leaders of Sur de Bolívar.
International Civil Society Organisations signatories of this statement issue an urgent alert regarding worrying situation facing communities in Sur de...
Llamamiento urgente por la protección de la vida e integridad de lascomunidades y liderazgos sociales del sur de Bolívar
Las Organizaciones Internacionales de la Sociedad Civil firmantes de esta declaración emiten una alerta urgente sobre la preocupante situación que...
Forced Displacement of the Wiwa Indigenous Peoples
Information from Cajar, read the Alerta Urgente here. On 27 February 2024, the Wiwa Indigenous Peoples, together with Colombian human...
Jakeline Romero Epiayú, 1979 – 2024
It is with great sadness that ABColombia has learned of the death of Jakeline Romero Epiayú, a human rights defender...
Forced Recruitment of Children in Colombia
Information from the Civil Society Organisation Humanidad Vigente. For information in Spanish please see here According to the ‘Optional Protocol...
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities face higher risk to health and wellbeing in Colombia
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia...