The year 2023 was a year of hope for Colombia at the national level, but at the same time, a year in which violence and impunity persisted in the territories. At this key moment for peace in Colombia, PBI’s presence means that the organizations we accompany can participate in peace-building processes, promote transitional justice and fight against the impunity that persists in the country.
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PBI Colombia’s accompaniment is fundamental, since the organizations and communities carry out high risk activities, either due to the complexity of the regions where they work or the issues they address. Continue reading Walking with the defenders
Two years after the signature of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP guerrilla, a long journey has been undertaken to implement the agreed upon points. 2018 will be remembered as the year Continue reading 2018: integral accompaniment in time of uncertainties
Despite the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in November 2016 and the efforts of the State and other entities to situate Colombia in a “post-conflict” context, the main outcome is that the situation of risk for human rights defenders, their organisations and communities, has stayed the same and in some cases has even worsened after the signing of the Agreement. Continue reading 2017: international accompaniment and observation during the first year of the Peace Agreement
