COLOMBIA: THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN COLOMBIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE 19TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (27 FEBRUARY ...
A man from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, Jesús Emilio Tuberquia, was shot at by two paramilitaries in the northern town of Apartadó on 4 February ...
On 23 January 2012, an attempted kidnapping took place of Blanca Nubia Diaz in Bogotá, Colombia. She is seeking justice for the rape and killing of her daughter ...
Each year, the global trade in conventional arms carries an enormous human cost. In July 2012, UN member states will be invited to the UN conference to negotiate ...
Orlando Verbel Rocha's life is in danger. A threat was made against him through the daughter of his deceased brother, Eder Verbel Rocha, who was killed by ...
Colombian human rights defender Abelardo Sánchez Serrano was threatened by two armed men in the city of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia, on 13 January ...
Members of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) and other non-governmental human rights organizations in Northern Colombia have received emailed ...
On 28 November, members of a Colombian community that asserts its right not to be part of the country's long-running conflict were held captive for several hours ...