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Colombia: Authorities used lethal force to 'instil fear' among protestersPress release 02 Aug 2021 -
USA/Colombia: fresh evidence of US weapons being used against protestersAmnesty International is calling on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to immediately halt the flow of US weapons and equipment to Colombia after Amnesty verified visual evidence of US-made equipment being used by the Colombian security forces to…
Press release 20 May 2021 -
Colombia: 'Deeply alarming' footage reveals brutal response to tax protestersAmnesty’s Digital Verification Corps has analysed audiovisual evidence, and can confirm that that Colombian police have used lethal weaponry - including rifles and semi-automatic weapons, as well as tear gas and water cannon - against protesters in…
Press release 05 May 2021 -
Colombia: Amnesty launches 'a letter from the world' to demand protection from Jani Silva
COLOMBIA: AMNESTY LAUNCHES ‘A LETTER FROM THE WORLD’ TO DEMAND PROTECTION FOR JANI SILVA
Press release 22 Apr 2021 -
Colombia: Human rights defenders suffering 'crisis' as land threats increase - new reportDefenders living in one of Colombia’s largest coca-producing areas stigmatised, harassed, attacked
Press release 08 Oct 2020 -
Americas: Health workers at 'horrendous risk' of COVID-19 as governments fail to offer protection to those on frontlineAmericas has more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 - around half of all positive-tested cases globally
Press release 19 May 2020 -
Colombia: Indigenous Peoples will die from COVID-19 or hunger if state does not act immediatelyDespite government promises, indigenous communities have received no support since the lockdown was enforced three weeks ago
Press release 17 Apr 2020 -
Colombia: Fears over 'precarious' situation of prisoners in overcrowded jailsAt least 23 people have died and 83 have been injured following prison protests in Colombia calling for efficient measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Press release 24 Mar 2020 -
Communities in Western Colombia threatened by armed groupsAward winning human rights defender Leyner Palacios is being threatened by illegal armed groups, and needs protection.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Jan 2020 -
Human rights organisation threatenedMembers of dhColombia are being watched at work and at home. They have asked for protection, but have not received it.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Dec 2019 -
Urgent Action Correction: Human rights defender life in danger
On 6 July unknown men broke into Danelly Estupiñan house violating its door security while she was not at home.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Sep 2019 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender at risk
Danelly Estupiñan has been followed by two unknown men for the past seven months because of her human rights work.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2019 -
Urgent Action: Families at risk of forced eviction
18 people residing in a sports facility temporary shelter since a flooding devastated their homes are at risk of eviction
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2019 -
Urgent Action: Thousands in need of urgent protection
People from Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Bojayá, Chocó face live-threatening forced displacement risks.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Woman attacked for seeking justice for son
On 11 January, two unidentified men in a motorbike shot three times at the car in which Alfamir Castillo was.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Jan 2019 -
Communities in Western Colombia threatened by armed groupsUrgent action outcomes 09 Jan 2019
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Urgent Action: Land claimant leader at risk
Enrique Cabezas has received several threats in response to his work defending the ancestral territory.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Dec 2018 -
Urgent Action: Several indigenous organizations threatened in Colombia
The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) reported that several threatening pamphlets were found.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Two relatives of environmental members killed in Colombia
On 22 September, two relatives of members of the Rios Vivos Movement were killed in Antioquia, Colombia.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2018 -
Will the recruitment of child soldiers ever end?Military groups all over the world continue to recruit child soldiers to fight and perform duties to further their campaigns despite international law ruling it illegal; these children are vulnerable to terrifying abuse.
Blog post 30 Aug 2018
