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Colombia

October 30, 2020

UN High Commissioner praises Colombia's transitional justice system

Colombia's Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition is the cornerstone of the historic Peace Agreement signed in 2016.
September 21, 2020

Praise for women peace-buiiders in conflict ridden countries

Evidence shows that when women are involved in peace-building, agreements are more likely to last beyond fifteen years.
June 29, 2020

Global persecution of humanists continues to worsen, says new report

The report identifies the growing use of blasphemy laws to crack down on the non-religious, as well as vigilante violence.
November 1, 2019

UN Human Rights Office welcomes new agreement with Colombia

The agreement enables the continuation of the UN Human Rights Office presence and activities in Colombia over the next three years.
October 13, 2019

Watershed moment as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness

More than 85 governments, civil society and international and regional organisations, have this week pledged hundreds of new commitments to end statelessness, a major cause of human rights deprivations for millions of people worldwide.
September 2, 2019

UN expert welcomes legal capacity reform in Colombia to end guardianship regime

UN expert says there is a paradigm shift in the Latin American region towards the recognition of persons with disabilities as subjects of the same rights and obligations as everybody else.
August 11, 2019

Colombia gives citizenship to thousands of Venezuelan children

Save the Children has welcomed the decision by the Colombian government to end the statelessness of some 24,000 children of Venezuelan parents, by granting them citizenship.
July 12, 2019

'War on drugs' may harm world’s poorest and most marginalised groups, new report warns

The 'war on drugs' is counter-productive with potentially disastrous consequences for some of the world’s poorest and most left-behind groups, a new report has warned.
June 10, 2019

Mining company faces legal challenge to plans for gold-mining in Colombia

The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.
May 28, 2019

Aid agency calls for end to killing of Colombian community leaders crucial to peace process

As the number of Colombian community leaders killed and threatened reaches unprecedented levels, UK aid agency CAFOD is calling for more protection for these leaders, who are crucial to the country’s peace process.