Total Peace reaches landmark as armed group relinquishes weapons for first time
The flagship Total Peace policy of Colombia’s progressive government has seen the voluntary relinquishing of weapons by an armed group, the first time such an… Read More
Colombia human rights update March 2025
Ongoing violent instability in Colombia claimed the lives of community activists, trade unionists and indigenous leaders in March, with a number of women activists and… Read More
CUT trade union federation backs government proposal for public vote on blocked labour reform
Colombia’s largest trade union federation, the CUT, has given backing to government proposals that would enact a national referendum on social reform bills, which have… Read More
Former paramilitaries accused over historic violence against progressive UP party
The murder of more than 5,000 members and supporters of the Patriotic Union (UP) political party between the 1980s and 2000s is one of the… Read More
GMB and Unite reps call on Nestlé to respond to allegations of labour abuses in Colombia
GMB and Unite members employed at Nestlé in Britain have called on the company to address allegations of anti-union practices and labour rights violations in… Read More
Colombian trade unions mobilise in support of government’s labour reform bill
Colombian trade unions take to the streets today in a mass show of support for the labour reform bill proposed by the progressive administration of… Read More
Alert over threats to former guerrillas at Tierra Grata in northern Colombia
A recent surge in conflict violence in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia is threatening to spill over into surrounding departments, with the risk to… Read More
Colombia human rights update February 2025
Several regions of Colombia continued to experience high levels of violence throughout February, as indigenous activists, community leaders and former guerrillas, among others, in the… Read More
Colombia human rights update January 2025
A sharp escalation in violence in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia meant that the year began with a significant rise in killings of former… Read More
UN Secretary General statement on Colombian peace process (January 2025)
On 13 January, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has raised several pints on the current state of implementation of the 2016 peace agreement and… Read More
