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.
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.
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: 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: 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: Thousands in need of urgent protection
People from Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Bojayá, Chocó face live-threatening forced displacement risks.
Urgent Action: Venezuelan refugees persecuted and deported
On 17 March, police and immigration officers arbitrarily detained 14 Venezuelan refugees (three women and 11 men).
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: Land claimant leader at risk
Enrique Cabezas has received several threats in response to his work defending the ancestral territory.