With coronavirus crisis moving so fast, we will be posting updates on the situation in Colombia, particularly in its impact on issues of human rights, peace and trade unionism in…
Bogota court condemns violence committed by police and ‘para-police’
The Bogota District Court has condemned the conduct of police during the protests of 9 and 10 September which followed the killing of 44-year-old lawyer Javier Ordóñez. In video which…
British and Irish unions express ‘extreme concern’ over violence in Colombia
Trade unions in Britain and Ireland have written to Colombia’s Human Rights Commissioner today to express their ‘extreme concern’ following an increase in massacres and murders of social activists and…
Colombia world’s most deadly country for environmental defenders in 2019
More land activists were murdered in Colombia last year than in any other country, according to a new report by the international NGO Global Witness. The report found that 212…
