My body tells the truth! This was the central message chosen by the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition Commission (Truth Commission) in the first event for survivors of sexual violence in Colombia’ armed conflict. On 26 June 2019, the Truth Commission invited 30 victims of sexual violence to give their testimonies. Some were read by the...
The following is an excerpt from the ABColombia report “Towards Transformative Change: Women and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord”. To access the full report in English and Spanish, click here. Indigenous women want peace, but not in any form or incompletely. For us, peace means guarantees that we can implement our Life Plans....
8 March 2019. Women in Colombia are peacebuilders, human rights defenders, land and environmental activists. Every defender has her own story. Women defenders come from all walks of life: they are Afro-Colombian or Indigenous women; LGBTI activists; lawyers; journalists and campesinas. Many women became human rights defenders as a result of their experience of being...
Members of the British Parliament participating in the August 2018 Delegation were: Chris Bryant MP and Patrick Grady MP. MP’s Conversation in Villavicencio with rural women: Diana, Yenny and Yuanitza. A peasant farmer, an ex-member of FARC and a human rights defender. Other women joined them later in the discussion. We asked the women what...
Further Reading: Latin News, The participation of women in the Colombian Peace Process ABColombia, Colombia Securing Peace: Women’s Achievements and the Challenges Ahead (material from ABColombia’s international women’s conference, which was held in London in November 2017) ABColombia, ‘Survey of the Prevalence of Sexual Violence against Women in the Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict...
On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, ABColombia pays tribute to all the courageous Human Rights Defenders it works with and those who have been killed for defending the rights of others. Colombian women defenders come from all walks of life; they are indigenous and afro-Colombian women living in remote areas, trade unionists, internally displaced...
