Education Unions Condemn Ongoing Persecution of Colombian Colleagues
Justice For Colombia News | on: Thursday, 22 December 2011
The principal UK education trade unions have written to the Colombian President calling for an end to the abuses against their colleagues in Colombia. The letter, sent on December 20th, condemns the assassinations of at least 12 teacher trade unionists in 2011, the repression of protests that led to the read moreTrade Unionist Assassinated in Antioquia
News from Colombia | on: Monday, 19 December 2011
Unions in Colombia's northern Antioquia department report the assassination of Dora Liliana Ochoa Serna in Segovia. Dora was a member of the regional leadership of the union and was killed while working as an official of the SINTRAOFAN (Union of Public Sector Workers of Antioquia) and SINTRANORDESTE (Union of Public read more 
Colombian trade unionist and former political prisoner visits the UK and Ireland
Justice For Colombia News | on: Friday, 16 December 2011
Rosalba Gaviria Toro, executive member of FENSUAGRO, the Colombian agricultural workers' trade union, visited the UK and Ireland last week hosted by Justice for Colombia and UNITE. Rosalba, who was unjustly accused of “rebellion” in March 2009 and imprisoned for more than two years, before being released following a read moreColombian Unions Denounce Latest Threats – Drummond Fires Trade Union Leaders
News from Colombia | on: Monday, 12 December 2011
The CUT’s human rights department has reported a series of abuses and threats made against trade unionists in Colombia during November. These form part of 319 threats reported by trade unionists during 2011. On 25th November, at 10.45am, several men travelling in a silver Chevrolet tried to force their way read moreUS Letter to Santos on Paramilitary Death Threats Against Unions and Rights Organisations
Justice For Colombia News | on: Friday, 9 December 2011
Declaration on the Death Threats Received by Grassroots Organizations and Human Rights Defenders in Barrancabermeja Paramilitaries continue to attack civil society 7 Dec 2011 Mr. JUAN MANUEL SANTOS President Republic of Colombia. Mr. President: On November 26, 2011, the criminal group linked to drug trafficking know as “Los Rastrojos” read moreFreed Colombian thanks students
Justice For Colombia News | on: Tuesday, 6 December 2011
ANNE LUCEY A COLOMBIAN trade unionist and rights activist who spent more than two years in jail visited a Kenmare school yesterday to thank two transition-year students who helped secure her release. Rosalba Gaviria Toro is visiting Ireland as a guest of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and campaign read more 
FENSUAGRO Signs Historic Partnership Agreement
News from Colombia | on: Monday, 5 December 2011
On November 12th FENSUAGRO, the Colombian agricultural workers’ union, signed an historic partnership agreement with Workers Uniting (the world’s first international trade union made up of UNITE the Union and the United Steel Workers (USW) of the US and Canada) which binds them together in order to confront the “grave read moreInt'l Mission Says Dire Situation Getting Worse
News from Colombia | on: Monday, 5 December 2011
From IPS News By Helda Martínez BOGOTA, Dec 2, 2011 (IPS) - The human rights situation in Colombia is extremely serious, and getting worse, reported an International Verification Mission made up of 40 delegates from 15 countries who visited the country this week."I have visited Colombia six times since 2006, read more
