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Justice For Colombia (UK)
JFC is an organisation set up in 2002 by the British trade union movement to support Colombian civil society in its struggle for human rights, labour rights, peace and social justice.
https://justiceforcolombia.org
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Environmental youth activists threatened over opposition to fracking
18 de febrero, puesto en línea por NickEnvironmental youth activists have received threats over their opposition to fracking in Puerto Wilches, department of Santander. On 17 February, opposition congress members signed a letter to denounce the targeting of members of the AGUAWIL young people’s organisation, which forms part of the (...) -
Five farm workers killed in Colombia’s 12th massacre of 2021
18 de febrero, puesto en línea por NickFive people were killed in a massacre in the Tapartó zone of Andes, Antioquia, in the early hours of Wednesday 17 February. At least five armed attackers broke into a coffee farm at around 3am and attacked workers who were asleep in their residence. According to reports, the victims were rounded (...) -
Colombian state recognises only 219 of thousands of ‘political genocide’ victims
16 de febrero, puesto en línea por NickIn 1985, Colombian leftists and former guerrillas formed the Patriotic Union (UP) political party under the terms of the recent peace agreement between the government of Belisario Betancur and the FARC. The UP went on to make a series of electoral advances and to participate in national (...) -
Over 12,000 children were victims of armed groups in 2020
12 de febrero, puesto en línea por NickMore than 12,000 children were victims of paramilitary and other armed groups in 2020, according to new findings by the Coalico organisation which investigates the impact of conflict on minors. The majority of victims were concentrated in rural zones, with indigenous and African-Colombian (...) -
Indigenous communities mobilise over violence in Antioquia
12 de febrero, puesto en línea por NickIndigenous communities in the Murindó zone of Antioquia have launched mobilisations to protest the presence of armed groups in their territories and the state’s failure to ensure security and adequate services. The Embera communities of Río Murindó and Río Chageradó will stage a ‘Minga’ indigenous (...)
