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Tag: Human Rights
International Organisations call on UN Security Council to consult with Civil Society Organisations during its visit to Colombia
Oidhaco, a network of European civil society organisations and other International Organisations, welcome the visit of the Security Council to...
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities face higher risk to health and wellbeing in Colombia
On 21 January 2024, Ombudsman Carlos Camargo Assis urged government institutions to implement comprehensive plans so that children in Colombia...
TAKE ACTION: Glencore’s Mining Practices in Peru and Colombia – what can UK citizens do?
Please write to your MP and ask them to #SignEDM136! You can find a template letter/email here. MPs have public...
75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
10 December 2023 commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the landmark document that enshrines...
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...
Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace opens a National Case on Conflict-related Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Marking a new milestone in Colombia’s transitional justice process, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has opened Macrocase 11 after...
Bedoya Lima et al V Colombia: Two Years Later
Today, 18 October 2023, marks two years since the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) found the Colombian state responsible...
Urgente: Crisis Humanitaria en Colombia
Enfrentamientos entre grupos armados ponen en grave peligro a población civil: Sur de Bolívar y Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta....
Urgent: Humanitarian Crisis in Colombia
It is with grave concern that ABColombia has received reports from our partners on clashes between armed groups in the...