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)...
4 August 2015 The Overseas Development Institute has published a new case study on women’s empowerment and conflict in Colombia, including acknowledgement to ABColombia. The report called “Progress despite adversity: Women’s empowerment and conflict in Colombia” explores the development of women’s empowerment in Colombia since 1990 in the context of armed conflict. It analyses how...
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...
The Atrato River is located in Chocó, on the Pacific coast of Colombia and one of the 25 global priority areas for biodiversity conservation. In 2016, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued ruling T-622, which was aimed at protecting the ecosystems of the Atrato River, as well as the communities in the region. The Court decision...
The armed conflict in Colombia has lasted for over 50 years. Peace negotiations, like the historic Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP in 2016, have attempted to bring an end to decades of violence, and the administration of President Gustavo Petro has introduced an ambitious policy of Paz Total (Total Peace). Under...
