During a two-day official visit to Colombia at the end of January 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker...
Category: Vulnerable Communities
Event: Voices from Colombia: challenges to resistance and defending women’s and environmental rights in the territories
Reservation essential (limited places). Register HERE Joining us ONLINE? Register HERE The Colombian state has failed to respect and protect...
Amicus Curiae on Decree 1500: the La Linea Negra
After years of consultation by the four Indigenous Peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: Kogui, Arhuaco, Kankuamo and...
Delegation of Parliamentarians to Colombia 2022
ABColombia’s delegation report on: Business, Environment and Human Rights, Justice and Sustainable Peace, and Women and Conflict related sexual violence....
The Wayúu Indigenous Peoples continue their Struggle for the rights of the Arroyo Bruno
“..the circular insanity of allowing the destruction of one of the most beautiful bio diverse places on this planet, to...
Proposed new Best Coal Company (BCC) open pit mine at Cañaverales
The village of Cañaverales is in the municipality of San Juan del Cesar in the south of the department of...
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...
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...
16 New Electoral Constituencies for Victims
Colombia is due to have elections in March 2022. This will be the first time that the 16 seats for...