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Protección colectiva en las comunidades indígenas: el Plan de vida

Desde el año 2019, Protection International (PI) acompaña el fortalecimiento de capacidades para la protección colectiva de las comunidades indígenas de las etnias Sikuani, Kuiba y Piapoco, ubicadas en el municipio de La Primavera: en el asentamiento El Trompillo y los resguardos La Pascua y la Llanura, en el departamento del Vichada, en la región […]

25 years of regulations for the protection of human rights defenders in Colombia

It has been 25 years since the first protection mechanism for people at risk due to armed conflict (December 1997) was introduced. This law is the first national policy worldwide applicable to the protection of human rights defenders. For this occasion, Protection International (PI) produced this infographic, compiling the existing national regulations concerning the protection […]

[Spanish] ¡Segunda temporada de Defendemos Podcast!

La segunda temporada de Defendemos Podcasts ya está disponible

Alzamos nuestra voz por la defensa de los derechos humanos ¡Segunda temporada de Defendemos Podcast! Para cerrar el 2022 con broche de oro, desde Protección Internacional (PI) en Colombia y VerdadAbierta.com regresamos con una nueva temporada de Defendemos Podcast, un espacio de reflexión y construcción desde las voces de las lideresas, líderes sociales y personas […]

Letter for the New President and Vice President of Colombia to Guarantee an Environment Free of Violence for HRDs

Mr Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego President of the Republic of Colombia Mrs Francia Elena Márquez Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia Dear President Petro and Vice-President Márquez: The undersigned national and international organisations congratulate you on beginning your roles as President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. Your presidency offers a new, hard-won opportunity […]

International Organizations Alert over Violence and Attacks in the Context of Upcoming Elections

[Brussels/Bogotá], 2 February 2022.– Oidhaco and the signatory organizations below wish to express our serious concerns about the deterioration of the security situation in Colombian regions, and the increase in attacks against social leaders and political candidates in the pre-electoral period. So far in 2022, at least thirteen social leaders have been assassinated in the […]

Maximum Alert – Ongoing Murder of the Indigenous Community in Cauca, Colombia

[Bogotá, Colombia] 25 January 2022 – With profound concern and pain, we have received information about the armed attack against the Nasa Indigenous community in Cauca, Colombia, during which Albeiro Camayo Güeito—former Regional Coordinator of the Indigenous Guard—was murdered. The incidents appear to have been retaliation after the expulsion of the Jaime Martínez armed Columna […]

International Civil Society Organizations on Alert for the Humanitarian Situation and the Violation of Human Rights in Arauca, Colombia

[Bogota, Colombia] 24 January 2022 – The international civil society organizations signed on to this statement are alerting to the serious humanitarian and human rights crisis affecting the civilians of Arauca in Colombia. The crisis has exacerbated in recent days, but social organizations have been denouncing the situation in the region for several years now. […]