human rights watch The most recent Human Rights Watch report confirmed that Colombia continues to be the most dangerous country in the world for exercising workers’ freedom of association. The report recommends not ratifying the Free Trade Agreement signed between the...

WOLA und LAWG Colombia has one of the highest levels of forced disappearances in the world. Mention the word “disappearance” in the Latin American context and most people think only about Chile, where 3,000 people were killed or disappeared, or Argentina, where some...

Brot für die Welt Liebe Kolumbienfreundinnen und -freunde! Pünktlich zum Internationalen Tag der Menschenrechte am 10.12. erreichte uns eine sehr freudige Nachricht: Die junge Anwältin Judith Maldonado wird im kommenden Jahr den Shalom-Preis der Universität Eichstätt...

Internationaler Versöhnungsbund, USA U.S. military aid flowing to Colombia is having a direct, negative effect on the human rights of Colombians. [...] Worse, areas where Colombian army units received the largest increases in U.S. assistance reported increased...

International Crisis Group The fragmentation of Colombia´s armed and criminal groups as well as the unpredictability and impact of their alliances is adding a new dimension to the Colombian conflict, is leading to a renewed deterioration of the security situation and...

FFEDES Aktuelle Veröffentlichung zur Funktionsweise der aussergerichtlichen Hinrichtungen und ihrem Verbleiben in der Straflosigkeit am Beispiel von Soacha. Die Untersuchung enthält Empfehlungen an staatliche und gesellschaftliche Instanzen. Download (PDF Datei):...