Publicado por Somos Defensores el 25 de mayo de 2020.
The 2019 report on attacks on social leaders and human rights defenders produced by Somos Defensores, a coalition of human rights groups.
Links to long-form information about peace, security, and human rights in Colombia
Publicado por Somos Defensores el 25 de mayo de 2020.
The 2019 report on attacks on social leaders and human rights defenders produced by Somos Defensores, a coalition of human rights groups.
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 24 de mayo de 2020.
An overview of conflict trends during the first four months of 2020. Notes some decrease in overall violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with armed groups enforcing restrictions and social leaders facing even more attacks.
Published by WOLA on May 19, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Publicado por El Espectador el 7 de mayo de 2020.
A look at threats faced by social leaders in the Catatumbo region, with a thorough mapping of the security situation and illicit economies in each of 10 municipalities.
Publicado por CERAC el 7 de mayo de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds an increase in deaths from politically motivated violence in April, compared to February and March.
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 23 de abril de 2020.
A look at the work of, and severe threats faced by, social leaders in Cauca, the department of Colombia where more leaders have been killed than anywhere else.
Publicado por La Liga Contra el Silencio el 22 de abril de 2020.
A portrayal of indigenous communities resisting mining projects in southern Córdoba department.
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 20 de abril de 2020.
The story of an indigenous leader killed in northern Cauca in 2018, and the legacy of his work with the Indigenous Guard.
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 20 de abril de 2020.
Profile of a Cauca campesino leader killed by the Army in 2017, and his effort to establish a Campesino Guard and reserve zones for small landholders.
Published by the UN Security Council on April 17, 2020.
Record of the Security Council’s meeting to review the March 26, 2020 report of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. (Link at undocs.org)
Published by WOLA on April 10, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Publicado por El Espectador el 9 de abril de 2020.
Profiles of some of the social leaders killed so far in 2020, according to the records that the organization Somos Defensores has been able to verify.
Publicado por la Misión de Observación Electoral el 6 de abril de 2020.
An accounting of acts of violence against local political and social leaders around the country. The MOE counts 41 killings of such leaders during the first three months of 2020.
Published by the OAS Inter-American Human Rights Commission on April 6, 2020.
The Colombia section of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission’s annual report. (Link at oas.org)
Publicado por CERAC el 2 de abril de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds the same number of politically motivated murders in March as in February.
Publicado por las Naciones Unidas el 31 de marzo de 2020.
A graphical presentation accompanying the March 26, 2020 quarterly report of the UN Verification Mission. (Link at unmissions.org)
Published by the United Nations on March 26, 2020.
A wide-ranging quarterly report about the state of accord implementation, from the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. (Link at undocs.org)
Publicado por el Instituto Colombo-Alemán para la Paz el 23 de marzo de 2020.
Researcher Carolina Naranjo Escobar highlights the importance of social leaders for local-level state building, and steps that Colombia’s government must take to protect them.
Published by WOLA on March 10, 2020.
WOLA’s latest monthly urgent update on the situation of human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia.
Publicado por CERAC el 10 de marzo de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds some reduction in politically motivated murders in February compared to December and January.
Publicado por CERAC el 12 de febrero de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds a 33 percent reduction in political killings from 2018 to 2019, despite an increase in threats.
Published by WOLA on February 7, 2020.
Since our last report on January 9, WOLA received the following cases of concern.
Published by WOLA on January 10, 2020.
A summary of the cases of concern WOLA received since November 2019 until the present.
Published by the United Nations, December 26, 2019.
A wide-ranging quarterly report about the state of accord implementation, from the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. (Link at unmissions.org)
Published by the UN Human Rights Council on December 26, 2019.
A report to the UN Human Rights Council analyzing the risks faced by human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia, and the Colombian government’s efforts to protect them. (Link at undocs.org)