The following statement was made Lord Alderdice, Lord Browne of Ladyton and Baroness Coussins for the VII Encuentro por la Verdad (VII Encounter for Truth): “As a strong supporters of the Colombian Peace Process we welcome the VII Encuentro por la Verdad (VII Encounter for Truth). The importance of uncovering the truth of what happened...
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International Civil Society Organisations Reject Stigmatising Claims against the Humanitarian Caravan to Cañyón del Micay in Argelia, Cauca department
5 November 2020 The international civil society organisations signed onto this statement denounce and warn of the life-threatening risks against the social leaders and human rights defenders that organised the Humanitarian Caravan to Cañyón del Micay. The work of these social movements and the lives of these individuals are at risk due to the stigmatising...
Independence of the Colombian Judiciary at Risk
International and Colombian Civil Society Organisations issued a joint statement expressing their profound concerns regarding the threat to judicial independence in Colombia as a result of a series of recent actions taken by the Colombian Government party and the President of the Republic, Ivan Duque Marquez. Several Court Orders have been ignored by the Colombian...
Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and Peasant Farmers call on President of Colombia to Dialogue
This is an unofficial translation of the Public Statement you can find if you click on the PDF button above. This statement was issued by OXFAM Colombia a member of ABColombia, CINEP a partner of ABColombia and other organisations. To the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, The voice of humble people...
Colombian Government must guarantee safety of Indigenous Minga on 10 October 2020
On 8 October 2020, ABColombia together with the other international organisations attending the Oidhaco General Assembly, signed a public declaration calling on the Colombian Government to provide safety and security guarantees for the public demonstration set to take place on 10 October 2020. When the Indigenous Peoples from the South West of Colombia will march...
International civil society organisations reject the excessive use of firearms and police abuse
21 September 2020. The Cooperation Space for Peace (ECP), the International Office for Human Rights – Action Colombia (Oidhaco), and the civil society international organisations that have signed this statement, would like to express serious concerns about the killing of Colombian citizen Javier Ordóñez during his arrest, on the early morning of 9 September 2020[i]....
Past ABColombia Interns
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience at...
International Community must support the Colombian National Commission on Security Guarantees if Neo-paramilitary Groups are to be Dismantled
2020 is proving to be one of the worst year’s on record for the killings of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) with the UN reporting that it is following up on 91 reported killings of defenders in the first eight months of 2020 (to date 47 have been verified and 44 are in the process of...
Internships with ABColombia
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience...
Research and Communications Internship Vacancy
ABColombia Research and Communications Internship ABColombia is looking for a dynamic person to work on issues related to human rights and development as part of the ABColombia team. The person should either have experience of working in issues related to social media and communications, human rights or development or a degree in human rights, development...