On 14 May 2021, Christian Aid and ABColombia hosted an event with the Transitional Justice Institute: Why Truth and Justice Matter in Colombia. An overarching theme throughout the event was the pivotal role that the international community can play in supporting Colombia’s pathway to truth and justice, by making victims visible and supporting the Special...
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Humanitarian situation in Colombia dramatically deteriorates
Whilst the eyes of the world have been on Colombian cities and the repressive use of violence by the police against the social protesters there has been a growing humanitarian crisis in the rural areas. Massacres The Fundación Ideas para la Paz (Ideas for Peace Foundation-FIP) reports an increase in the number of victims of...
Use of the military in social protests weakens democracy and eliminates dialogue
7 June 2021 Social protests broke out in Colombia on 28 April 2021, they were initially triggered by tax reforms, structural inequality and poverty, as well as, other underlying grievances including the lack of implementation of the Peace Accord, the number of social leaders being killed and failure to address previous grievances from national strikes...
EARLY DAY MOTION #4 PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA
On 11 May 2021 Tony Lloyd MP and nine others tabled an Early Day Motion – a statement in the British Parliament expressing their concern about the human rights violations perpetrated against the social protests across Colombia. Please ask your MP to sign this EDM Number 4 Protesters in Colombia MPs have public contact details...
Demining in Colombia must remain a priority
Following the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action last month, ABColombia reflects on the ongoing presence of antipersonnel mines in Colombia. While mines may have been planted with the aim of reaching other armed groups or the military, it is civilians and communities who are the main victims. Until you see...
London in solidarity with Colombia
Wednesday 5 May 2021, London joined other cities throughout the UK, Europe and around the world in hosting a rally to show solidarity with the people of Colombia. Londoners – Colombians and friends, old and young – gathered in support of Colombia’s peaceful protesters, while denouncing the repression with which they have been met. From...
Take Action Ask your MP to #SignEDM1660
Write to your MP and ask them to #SignEDM1660 (tabled March 2021) Please write to your MP. You can find a template letter/email here. MPs have public contact details so that you, as their constituents, can get in touch.To see who your MP is, go to https://www.theyworkforyou.com and enter your postcode. You can then copy...
ABColombia Policy Briefing for the UN Security Council
As 2021 is a key year for Colombia with its five-year anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accord in November, ABColombia have the following recommendations for the UN Security Council: to form a “Group of Experts” with technical expertise on organised crime, which includes experts on human rights, gender and ethnicity, to examine, together...
International Day for the Right to the Truth
On March 24 is worldwide celebrated the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. It is on this day that the memory of victims of gross and systematic violations of human rights and the importance of the right to truth and justice are...
Massacres on the Increase in Colombia
Colombia is one of the top twenty countries globally most impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. The Government moved quickly in March 2019 to lockdown the country in order to combat this virus. However, it did this without considering the impact that this kind of lockdown would generate on the poorest, and those living in areas...