Two years since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla, the long process has begun towards the agreement’s implementation. Continue reading Between hope and disappointment: a summary of 2018
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Transforming fragility to strength
Julia is a woman that commands respect through her dignified presence and authoritative manner. Continue reading Transforming fragility to strength
Women defenders: bold, brave and fearless
Colombia is one of the countries with the highest indicators of violence against women in the region. Continue reading Women defenders: bold, brave and fearless
In Catatumbo they are organising to make peace meaningful
It is barely eight in the evening and darkness shrouds the banks of the River of Gold. Continue reading In Catatumbo they are organising to make peace meaningful
Criminalisation of social protest
In Colombia, 2013 was marked by important demonstrations[1] at which grave human rights abuses were committed, and the police and military authorities used excessive force. At the initiative of the Foundation Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (FCSPP), a hearing was held on 31st October at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the situation of social protests in Colombia at which the petitioners (FCSPP, Asociación Campesina del Catatumbo (Ascamacat), Corporación Reiniciar, the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CCAJAR), the Comité Permanente por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (CPDH), and the Luis Carlos Pérez Lawyers’ Collective (CCALCP)) expressed their concern for the repression of social protest in Colombia.[2] Continue reading Criminalisation of social protest