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ABColombia Newsletter
Would you like to stay informed about peace and human rights in Colombia? Then sign up for the ABColombia Newsletter today. Subscribers receive our newsletter with interesting news and updates on Colombia and ABColombia’s activities, as well as invitations to ABColombia events. Occasionally, we may include information about vacancies at ABColombia. However, you can indicate...
Survey of the Prevalence of Sexual Violence against Women in the Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict 2010-15
Encuesta de Prevalencia de Violencia Sexual en Contra de Las Mujeres en El Contexto del Conflicto Armado Colombiano 2010-2015. This publication in English in Spanish Despite the Colombian Peace Talks and the reduction of combat violence, women have experienced an increased level of conflict-related sexual violence from 149 (2000-2009) to 400 women per day (2010-2015)...
ABColombia welcomes bi-lateral ceasefire between the Colombian Government and the ELN
ABColombia welcomes the signing of a temporary ceasefire agreement between the Colombian government and the ELN. The ceasefire agreement entered into force on 1 October 2017, and will be valid until 12 January 2018. Its objective is to reduce the intensity of the conflict and improve the humanitarian situation for the local population. This is...
FARC becomes a Political Party
On 22 September 2017, the United Nations Mission in Colombia announced the successful ending of the phase of laying down of arms and decommissioning of FARC weapons, under point 3 of the Peace Accord “Ending Conflict”. In total, the FARC have laid down 8,994 weapons. These have now been collected from the Transitional Local Zones...