ABColombia is part of the coalition Corporate Justice Coalition, a group of civil society organisations calling for the introduction a...
Tag: Extractives
Shocking Report by UN Special Rapporteur David Boyd on How Multinational Companies are Preventing Countries from fulfilling their Climate Commitments
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, stated in a recent report that multinational companies are...
Unmasking Glencore: A Toxic Legacy in Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are are reporting a devastation of their land, water and sacred spaces as a result of...
CHARLA: Proceso de paz en Colombia bajo amenaza debido a demandas multimillonarias al estado por parte de empresas multinacionales: ¿Qué se puede hacer?
Reserva tu boleto Fecha: 26 de Septiembre Hora: 18:00 Lugar: TBC Mientras Colombia continua en su afán por implementar el...
EVENT: Do multinationals respect laws protecting human rights and preventing climate change?
Case study on Colombia – La Colosa – multinational AngloGold Ashanti mine Location: House of Commons, Westminster Date: 13 September....
Court orders the Colombian government to adopt concrete measures to fulfil the country’s climate commitments.
On 10 July, the Cundinamarca Administrative Court evidenced the breach of a series of climate obligations contained in national legislation...
Urgent Action to protect the environment and the Paimadó community
ABColombia expresses its profound concern regarding the situation in Paimadó, Chocó, Colombia. Our partners inform us that an illegal mining...
Renewable energy: How does it differ from fossil fuel extractives when it comes to respecting the rights of communities and the environment?
There is an urgent need to mitigate the climate crisis, but this has to be done as a just transition...
Chancleta and the Cerrejón Mine
Chancleta is an Afro-descendant community in La Guajira, Colombia that was forced to relocate when the Cerrejón mine, owned by...
Cerrejón Accused before the OECD of Human Rights Abuses and Environmental Damage
On 19 January 2021, ABColombia together with Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP), the Colectivo de Abogados ‘José Alvear...