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Chocó: Indigenous people forced to flee

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  The Inter-ethnic Forum, the Indigenous Board and the Dioceses’ of Quibdó, Istmina and Apartadó and many NGOs in Colombia, like ABColombia’s partner, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace (Comision Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz) have raised their concerns about the forced displacement of Indigenous Communities across Chocó. Many communities in Chocó are being...

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National Security Guarantees Commission

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  On 24 February 2017 the National Security Guarantees Commission was inaugurated. This is an important first step in the implementation of the ABColombia welcomes the start of the implement the Peace Accord point 3.4 [1]. Point 3.4 is a Chapter on Security Guarantees for human rights defenders, political activists and demobilising FARC Guerrilla. It...

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International Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence

By In Human Rights, News, Vulnerable Communities

Physical and sexual and gender-based violence against children is a pervasive issue in Colombia, yet it continues to be ignored at a national level. According to research conducted by Together for Girls, 27% of girls and 38% of boys experience physical violence prior to age 18, and 15% of girls and 8% of boys experience...

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Colombia’s First Transitional Justice Adversarial Trial Opens

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This article is republished with the kind permission of JusticeInfo.net and Andrés Bermúdez Liévano (journalist).  For four hours on the afternoon of September 18th, and one more the following morning, retired Colonel Hernán Mejía Gutiérrez sat silently not far from the man who, two decades ago, was his number two in the ‘La Popa’ No. 2...

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Colombia: No more Impunity for the killing of Social Leaders

By In Human Rights, News, News Archive, WomenTags , , ,

ABColombia remains gravely concerned about the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Colombia. According to INDEPAZ, 116 HRDs and community leaders were killed in the first eight months of 2024. Global Witness reported that Colombia had the highest number of land and environmental defenders killed worldwide in 2023– with a record 79 killed in...

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024

By In Human Rights, Land, News, News Archive, Peace Processes, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags , , ,

According to the most recent Colombian Census, carried out in 2018, the country’s Indigenous population numbers around 1,905,617 individuals belonging to 115 different communities. Despite Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples comprising only 3.9% of the total population, they are subjected to disproportionate violations of their human rights by illegal armed groups and large multinational corporations (MNCs). Environmental...

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Urgent appeal for the protection of the life and integrity of the communities and social leaders of Sur de Bolívar.

By In Civil Society, Human Rights, Joint Letters, News, Vulnerable Communities

International Civil Society Organisations signatories of this statement issue an urgent alert regarding worrying situation facing communities in Sur de Bolivar. Social, regional, and national social organisations, funds, programmes and international protections organisations in Colombia, as well as the international NGOs working in Colombia, emphatically reject the assassination of Narciso Beleño, which occurred in Santa...

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Forced Displacement of the Wiwa Indigenous Peoples

By In Civil Society, Conflict, Human Rights, Land, News, News Archive, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags , , ,

Information from Cajar, read the Alerta Urgente here. On 27 February 2024, the Wiwa Indigenous Peoples, together with Colombian human rights organisations CINEP, CAJAR, AIDA and FIDH, have issued an urgent alert to notify authorities and the international community of a situation of massive forced displacement throughout the Rancheria river basin. On 24 February 2024,...

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International Civil Society Organisations Alert: Imminent Humanitarian Tragedy in the Department of Chocó, Colombia

By In Civil Society, Conflict, Español, Human Rights, News, News Archive, Peace, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags , , , , ,

International Civil Society Organisations signatories of this statement issue an urgent alert regarding an imminent tragedy, that hovers over the civilian population in the Department of Chocó. This requires an immediate response from the corresponding authorities in accordance with Colombia’s obligations under International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), ethnic legislation and the cosmovision...