On 18 January 2022, Luz Marina Arteaga, a doctor, social leader and land-claimant was killed. This vibrant and active social...
Tag: Human Rights Defenders
Ireland and the UN Security Council: What can be achieved for peace and security?
The Irish Peace and Conflict Network, hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, which explored what success and...
Organizaciones de la Sociedad civil internacional saludan los avances de la JEP y respaldan la legítima labor de las organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos y las víctimas de ejecuciones extrajudiciales
Bogotá, febrero 24 de 2021. Las organizaciones internacionales de la sociedad civil, que suscriben el presente comunicado, saludan los avances...
UN Report says Colombia Failing to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) December 2020 report states that of the 1,323 killings of...
Human Rights Day: remembering those seeking to defend and protect the right to sustainable peace
On Human Rights Day 2020, ABColombia pays tribute to the immense courage, expertise and determination of Colombian Human Rights Defenders...
International Community must support the Colombian National Commission on Security Guarantees if Neo-paramilitary Groups are to be Dismantled
2020 is proving to be one of the worst year’s on record for the killings of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)...
Illegal Surveillance of Colombian Human Rights Defenders
Letter to Colombian Government from International NGOs and Legal Organisations on alleged illegal surveillance by the Colombian Military ABColombia joined...
COVID-19 and Human Rights in Colombia
“It is not a time to neglect human rights; it is a time when, more than ever, human rights are...
Letter to President Ivan Duque: COVID-19 and the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis
ABColombia wrote the following letter to President Ivan Duque on 31 March 2020. You will find a copy of the...
In the International Women’s Day ABColombia say #IStandWith Emilse Paz
“Our dream is the demilitarization of our territories, so they are peace territories, as they were years ago. There we...