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NEWSLETTER Point 2 of the campaign: International Community on Alert for Peace in Colombia. 15 July, 2019Point 2 of the peace agreement: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Content:What Does the 2016 Final Peace Agreement Say About:RoadmapGender and Territorial ApproachAdvances and ObstaclesLinksWhat is the ECP Campaign Asking For?

Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) kritisiert das aktuell wieder verschärfte Klima der Gewalt und Einschüchterung gegen Journalistinnen und Journalisten in Kolumbien. Der konservative Präsident Iván Duque hat seit seinem Amtsantritt im August 2018 das Friedensabkommen mit der linken FARC-Guerilla in Frage gestellt, was den internen Konflikt im Land wieder zugespitzt hat. Zwei Journalisten wurden dieses Jahr […]

Bogotá, 6 June 2019 The international civil society organisations that form part of the platform Space of Peace Cooperation (Espacio de Cooperación para la Paz), which is committed to peacebuilding and a negotiated end to the armed conflict in Colombia, are launching an international information and awareness campaign for peace in Colombia. The campaign “International […]

Public Statement International Civil Society Organizations Express their Serious Concern for the Grave Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Colombia Jeopardizing the Sustainability of the Peace Accord The International Civil Society Organizations signatory of this statement, in reference to our mandates, have been committed to the respect for human dignity, the guarantee of rights, the […]

JOINT STATEMENT – THE OBSERVATORY    International statement condemning attacks and threats against Afro-Colombian and indigenous leaders   Brussels, 13 May 2019 The European organisations and networks who have signed this statement reject the murder attempt against leaders from Afro-Colombian collectives from the Cauca department ACONC, PCN and ASOM and threats against the indigenous women’s […]

Übersicht über Gerichtsverfahren gegen das Kohleunternehmen El Cerrejón in der kolumbianischen Kohleabbauregion Guajira. Erstellt vom Anwaltskollektiv José Alvear Restrepo und in gekürzter, deutscher Fassung herausgegeben von Misereor. Das Anwaltskollektiv José Alvear Restrepo(CAJAR)hat im Süden des Departements La Guajira mehrere afrokolumbianische und in-digene Gemeinden der Wayuúbegleitet, die vom Kohleabbau in einem der größten Tage-baugebiete der Welt […]

Annual Report 2018 – Information System on attacks against Human Rights Defenders in Colombia Unfortunately, as usual in recent years, we must begin this report by highlighting the critical situation of violence against human rights defenders in the country. 2018 was, without a doubt, the worst year for defenders, this is shown by the data, […]

BETWEEN THE 11TH AND 15TH OF NOVEMBER, 2018, THE ESPACIO DE COOPERACIÓN PARA LA PAZ – ECP CARRIED OUT AN OBSERVATION MISSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SAFETY CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITIES WORKING WITH THE RÍOS VIVOS (LIVING RIVERS) ANTIOQUIA MOVEMENT IN THE AREA INFLUENCED The organizations that participated in the mission were Broederlijk Denle, Forum […]

statement by oidhaco: Oidhaco expresses its deep concern about the presence of clashes between armed actors in the Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó river basins (Urabá region, north-west of Colombia). Brussels, 28th February 2019 The International office for Human Rights – Action Colombia (Oficina Internacional de Derechos Humanos – Acción Colombia – Oidhaco) expresses its deep concern […]

According to Front Line Defenders Global Analysis 2018 Colombia in 2018 was the country with the highest number of killed Human Rights Defenders, reporting 126 HRDs killed in that year. Global Analysis 2018 by Front Line Defenders details the physical assaults, defamation campaigns, digital security threats, judicial harassment, and gendered attacks faced by HRDs and […]