Communities in Western Colombia threatened by armed groups
Award winning human rights defender Leyner Palacios is being threatened by illegal armed groups, and needs protection.
First update on UA: 169/19
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Human rights organisation threatened
Members of dhColombia are being watched at work and at home. They have asked for protection, but have not received it.
First UA: 142/19
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.
Correction on 1st Update on UA 91/19 issued 12/08/2019
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.
UA 91/19 issued 01/07/2019
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
UA 57/19 issued 03/05/2019
Urgent Action: Thousands in need of urgent protection
People from Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Bojayá, Chocó face live-threatening forced displacement risks.
UA 52/19 issued 18/04/2018
Urgent Action: Venezuelan refugees persecuted and deported
On 17 March, police and immigration officers arbitrarily detained 14 Venezuelan refugees (three women and 11 men).
UA 40/19 issued 28/03/2019
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.
2nd update on UA 296/12 issued 15/01/2019
Urgent Action: Land claimant leader at risk
Enrique Cabezas has received several threats in response to his work defending the ancestral territory.
UA 207/18 issued 06/12/2018