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Results of the Colombian Congressional Elections 2018
The Colombian Congressional elections took place on Sunday, 11 March 2018. The far-right Centro Democrático (Democratic Centre), ex-president Álvaro Uribe Velez’s party, won the largest number of congressional seats with 19 in the Senate, and 33 in the House of Representatives. This right-wing party is critical of the Peace Accord and has said that...
Tribute to Colombian Women Defenders
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...
Frontline Defenders 2017 Annual Report
On 22 January 2018, Frontline Defenders launched their Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders at Risk in 2017. In this annual report, Front Line Defenders documented cases of HRDs from 27 countries worldwide. The report makes for shocking reading, especially regarding the situation of HRDs in Colombia. It highlights that 80% of the documented...