In August 2018 British Parliamentarians visited Matarratón in an effort to understand the complex situation of land. They found that peasant farmer communities and Indigenous Peoples despite the Land Restitution Law (2011) and the Peace Accord (2016) were facing a dangerous struggle to get their land rights recognised by State Authorities. The history of Matarratón...
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2018 Delegation
Vichada: meeting with the: Sikuani, Sikuani-Cubeo, Puinave, Piapoco, Piaroa, Sáliba, Amorua, Curripacos, Tuparro Indigenous Peoples.
ABColombia Delegations of Parliamentarians to Colombia
ABColombia periodically takes members of the British Parliament and Dáil Éireann (Assemble of Ireland) to Colombia to visit communities and to hear first had from them and the organisations that accompany them about the human rights and humanitarian situations that they are having to confront in Colombia. In recent years we took a Delegation in August...
Joint letter: Human Rights Defenders are a cornerstone of sustainable development
ABColombia, together with the Coalition for Human Rights in Development and alongside more than 200 other groups and organisations, has signed an open letter to states and development financiers on the need to ensure that development interventions support the realisation of human rights, safeguard Human Rights Defenders and guarantee meaningful public participation. You can sign...