Colombian organisations

Physical attack on Cajar’s lawyer

10/01/2024

We condemn the physical attack on Cajar’s lawyer, Santiago Salinas Miranda, and the harassment against members of this human rights organization

Bogotá, January 10th, 2024

The José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (Cajar) denounces to the public opinion and the national and international community that the organization’s lawyer, Santiago Salinas Miranda, was the victim of a physical attack on Monday, January 8th. The attack was carried out by two women who had harassed other members of this human rights organization in the past.

A state of national emergency for prisons must be declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic

20/03/2020

Sign online

Urgent Action: International Commission of the People's Congress

28/03/2017

Detention of members of the People’s Congress in South Bolivar

The human rights defenders and social leaders Milena Quiroz, Isidro Alarcon, Floro Edilberto Diaz Gamboa and Manuel Francisco Zabaleta have been detained.

Paramilitary attacks : more than a hundred families displaced in the Choco

06/03/2017

Saturday March 4th, more than 200 paramilitaries in camouflage uniforms wearing an armband identifying them as Autodefensas Gaitanistas entered the afro-descendent community of Pena Azul, in the municipality of Alto Baudo in the department of Choco. The paramilitaries shot in direction of the population and occurred a confrontation with members of the ELN guerilla. The population fled. Only 5 of the 28 families of the community managed to get to Pie de Pato village (on March 4th). We currently ignore where are the other members of the community, of which many children and elderlies.

Threats to Colombian organizations

13/04/2016

TO SIGN

Santiago de Cali, 12 of April 2016

PUBLIC DENOUNCIATION.

Military Forces Arbitrarily Detain Community Leaders in the Catatumbo Region

29/01/2016

January 23rd. Colombia Informa. On thursday January 21st at 7:30pm, various helicopters of the Public Forces landed in the village of Platillos, in the township of Maracaibo, municipality of Hacari, in the region of North of Santander.

THREATS AGAINST BLACK COMMUNITY PROCESS LEADERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES IN BUENAVENTURA

27/11/2015

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MURDER OF DANIEL ABRIL, DEFENDER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WATER, LAND, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND VICTIMS – A RENOWNED FARM LEADER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CASANARE

16/11/2015

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