This is the third time that the human rights lawyer has received threats related to this case, even though she no longer represents the victims at the JEP. We call on the Colombian State to implement the necessary and effective measures to guarantee the life of Yessika Hoyos. Bogotá, 22...
#JusticeForThe6402 Relatives and representatives of victims of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions who were falsely presented as “kills in action” by members of the Colombian Armed Forces filed a criminal complaint before Argentine courts, pursuant to the principle of Universal...
This Wednesday on 20th September at 5 pm (London, UK)/ 11 am (Bogotá), the final report of the VII International Caravana of Jurists that visited Colombia in August 2022 will be presented by the Colombian Caravana, a London-based organisation which has been working for 15 years in solidarity with...
The Americas, September 12, 2023. The undersigned international organizations condemn the criminalization, persecution and unfounded apprehension of human rights lawyer Claudia González Orellana, former official of the International Commission against Impunity (CICIG), trial lawyer and defender of...
Today, the International Mission to #StopISDS launches its final report, rejecting the abuse of power by transnational corporations who are suing Colombia for billions of dollars, and calling on Gustavo Petro’s administration to withdraw from this unfair system of foreign investment protection....
Bogota, Paris, The Hague, 21 July 2023 – 22 July 2023 marks one year since the decision by the Court, which urged the ICC Prosecutor to explain, without delay, to those who provided him with information, of his decision to close the preliminary examination of the situation in Colombia and...
Picture: Colombian Caravana representatives (Sara Chandler, Sasha Duncan, Sue Willman, Gemma Sunyer and Carme Clavel) The Colombian Caravana was honoured to receive last week the 2023 ‘Valors’ award by the Council of Catalan Bars (Consell de la Advocacia Catalana) under its 10th edition for its...
The Coordination Colombia Europe United States (CCEEU), the Colombian Platform for Human Rights, Democracy, and Development (PCDHDD), the Alliance of Social and Related Organizations, and the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective (CAJAR) denounce that on the night of Sunday, April 30th,...
Case study: Postobón company Presentation The Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective, Cajar) is a non-governmental organization that has been working in Colombia since 1978 for the advocacy of human rights and the construction of peace with social and...
Switzerland’s National Contact Point (NCP) for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommended that the multinational as the sole owner of the Cerrejón mine in Colombia ensure “its policies and due diligence measures promote responsible business conduct at Cerrejón” in...
nternational organizations appeal to Colombia’s highest court over human rights violations at one of the largest open pit coal mines in the world. September 13, 2022 Jen Moore A group of international organizations are appealing to the highest court in Colombia over ongoing concerns of human...
Bogotá, 26 August 2022 – The VII International Caravana of Lawyers1 has travelled to the regions of Cali, Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Cúcuta where, by listening, observing and gathering the testimonies of victims of human rights violations and their relatives, their legal representatives, the...