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The Participation of Women in the Colombian Peace Process
By ABColombiaIn Contributions, News, Peace, WomenTags Civil Society, FARC, Peace, Peace Accord, Peace in Colombia, Sexual violence, Women
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...
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The Right to Peaceful Protest must be Guaranteed if Peace-building is to be sustainable.
By ABColombiaIn 2017, News, Peace, Vulnerable CommunitiesTags Afro-Colombian, Campesinos, Peace Accord, Security Forces
On 5 October 2017 in Tumaco, on the Pacific Coast, local organisations are reporting nine peasant farmers were killed and 18 injured; the Human Rights Ombudsman has so far confirmed six dead. This violence was allegedly perpetrated by the Colombian Police (ESMAD) against the local peasant farming communities of Alto Mira and Frontera....
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Hope for Peace Continues to Build
Just one week in September 2017, Colombia had a visit from Pope Francis with a strong message for peace and to stop violence against women; the ELN and the Government declared a temporary bi-lateral ceasefire; and the neo-paramilitary group ‘Clan de Golfo’/Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC) indicated they wanted to submit themselves to the Justice...
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Peace Talks
In November 2022, Total Peace Law 2272 was passed it define peace as a State Policy which implies that, to what was agreed in the peace agreements, it will have to be given continuity, regardless of the government that is in office. Total Peace in this law is defined from the perspective of human security,...
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Colombia: Violence Against Women, Girls and the LGBTQI+ Community – Its Causes and Consequences
By ABColombiaIn Human Rights, News, Reports, WomenTags Human Rights, Indigenous, Peace in Colombia, Women
In February 2023, ABColombia, alongside its Colombian partner NGOs, hosted a conference in Bogotá entitled “Violence Against Women, Girls and LGBTQI+ Community: Its Causes and Consequences”. Women’s and LGBTQI+ organisations and grassroots women leaders from diverse communities across Colombia discussed the lived experiences of women and girls; their successes and difficulties in influencing decision makers;...