The Carbones de Cerrejón mine is owned by three multinational companies two of which are registered on the British Stock...
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What are the grievances behind the National Strike?
In the lead up to the National Strick (Paro Nacional) over 500 organisations which form part of La Alianza, the...
Statement by INGOs in Colombia on the Right to Freedom of Speech and Assembly
International civil society organisations (CSOs) urge the Colombian government to guarantee the legitimate right to freedom of assembly and peaceful...
Public Statement: Kogui, Arhuaco, Wiwa and Kankuamo Indigenous Tribes
Four indigenous tribes Wiwa, Kogui, Arhuaco and Kankuamo live on sacred lands marked by what is referred to as the...
Threats against human rights defender Luz Marina Arteaga
Subject: Protection scheme for human rights defender Luz Marina Arteaga in the town of “El Porvenir”, department of Meta The...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: My Body Tells the Truth
My body tells the truth! This was the central message chosen by the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition Commission (Truth Commission)...
Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Colombia regarding the imminent risk of a new massacre in the municipality of Bojayá.
Letter in Spanish (orginal) 17 November 2019 Dear President Iván Duque Márque, On 21 April 2004, the ethnic-territorial organisations of...
Chocó a Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis
Download Briefing in PDF here ABColombia along with other International organisations and intergovernmental agencies in Colombia express grave concerns regarding...
Letter of Concern to Colombian Government: Forced Eviction of El Rocío
On 27 August 2019, ABColombia sent a letter to the Colombian president Ivan Duque and other key figures in the...
ABColombia Statement
Key ex-FARC-EP Commanders Announce Return to Arms ABColombia calls on the Colombian State and the International Community to redouble its...
Response to letter sent to Foreign Secretary: Concerns about death threats against Colombia Human Rights Defenders
On 30 July 2019, 24 UK Members of Parliament sent a letter of concern to Dominic Raab, the Secretary of...
Concerns about death threats against Colombia Human Rights Defenders: Letter sent to Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister
Letter of concern to Minister Simon Coveney on the situation of risk for the Comision Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP) in Colombia