21 September 2020. The Cooperation Space for Peace (ECP), the International Office for Human Rights – Action Colombia (Oidhaco), and the civil society international organisations that have signed this statement, would like to express serious concerns about the killing of Colombian citizen Javier Ordóñez during his arrest, on the early morning of 9 September 2020[i]....
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience at...
At ABColombia we help interns develop a wide range of skills to prepare them for a future career in the field of human rights. Previous interns are now working with different (international) NGOs in the UK, Colombia and elsewhere. In this section you can find out more about our current and previous interns’ experience...
ABColombia Research and Communications Internship ABColombia is looking for a dynamic person to work on issues related to human rights and development as part of the ABColombia team. The person should either have experience of working in issues related to social media and communications, human rights or development or a degree in human rights, development...
Colombian Interior Minister Alicia Arango Olmos failed to attend the CSIVI meeting called to address the deteriorating security situation for former combatants. On 28 July 2020, called a meeting of the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Agreement (CSIVI) to address the lack of implementation of adequate security...
PRESS RELEASE UK Lawyers Submit Amicus Briefs in Support of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: Heart of the World 15 July 2020 ABColombia and UK lawyers support the Kankuamo, Koguí, Wiwa and Arhuaco Indigenous tribes to defend their territory – Sierra Nevada – for future generations by submitting Amicus Briefs to...
“It is not a time to neglect human rights; it is a time when, more than ever, human rights are needed to navigate this crisis in a way that will allow us, as soon as possible, to focus again on achieving equitable sustainable development and sustaining peace” UN Report Covid-19 and Human Rights: We are...
Press release 28 April 2020 Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombians demand that Anglo American returns the Bruno, diverted for the extraction of coal, to its natural course On 5 May 2020, Anglo American, a London listed multinational mining company (MNC) will hold their AGM behind closed doors. Anglo-American are one of three MNC that jointly own...
Newsletter Number 9 Produced by the Observatory on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, Colombian Commission of Jurists (Comisión Colombiana de Juristas) Original Spanish Version can be found here Unofficial translation by ABColombia in collaboration with ‘Volunteer Student Translators’ from Bristol University: Lucy Courtnall, Ami Houlbrook, Lottie Sinclair and Maisie Bennett This bulletin deals with the...
ABColombia wrote the following letter to President Ivan Duque on 31 March 2020. You will find a copy of the letter in PDF in English and spanish if you click on the buttons above. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a major global impact. Whilst the impacts vary from country to country, all governments are having...
