London – 7 June 2019: A week ahead of Colombia President Duque’s visit to the UK, the prominent Colombian Human...
Tag: Human Rights
International organisations launch “emergency call” for a Colombia in peace
London/Bogotá – 6 June 2019: “Signing a Peace Agreement is not enough,” say 29 international organisations involved in a mass...
International Community Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace
ABColombia supports the international campaign “International Community: Emergency Call for a Colombia in Peace”, which was launched internationally on 6...
Colombia: Grassroots Perspectives on what makes for Peace
On 11 June, ABColombia, PBI, the Colombian Caravana of Lawyers and UCL Institute of the Americas hosted a panel conversation...
ZIDRES: Areas of Interest for Rural, Economic and Social Development
The Areas of Interest for Rural, Economic and Social Development (Zonas de Interés de Desarrollo Rural, Económico y Social –...
Uncertainty for Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP)
On Thursday 14 March 2019, Ambassadors from Germany, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, European Union and the UN...
Colombia Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) begins its work in Chocó and Urabá
The following is a summary of information provided by the JEP in Spanish, which can be found here. On 4...
Colombian Human Rights Defenders continue to be killed at an alarming rate
On average, in the first three weeks of January 2019, one Human Rights Defender (HRD) was killed every three days...
Only 4% of gender-based agreements have been fully implemented in Colombia
To address the main challenges and progress with the peace agreement’s implementation, ABColombia is hosting an event focused on women’s...
ABColombia urges Colombian Government to pursue peaceful and negotiated solution to internal armed conflict
On 17 January 2019, the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla group exploded a car bomb in front of the...