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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

Artículos

  • UN Human Rights High Commissioner statement on Colombia

    14 de marzo, puesto en línea por Nick
    Following his visit to Colombia in February, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has presented his findings, which are contained in the UN’s annual human rights report on the country. Türk assessed how ongoing conflict, inequality and abuses were impacting Colombian (...)

  • ASLEF calls for measures to protect Memoria Viva trade union

    10 de marzo, puesto en línea por Nick
    The General Secretary of ASLEF, the British train drivers’ union, has written to Colombian authorities over the high levels of insecurity impacting the Memoria Viva trade union, which represents bodyguards and security personnel. Mick Whelan, who is also president of Justice for Colombia, (...)

  • 199 women activists, trade unionists and former guerrillas killed since late 2016

    9 de marzo, puesto en línea por Nick
    The extent of political violence against women social activists and women former guerrillas in the peace process has been detailed in new figures published by the Colombian human rights NGO, the Institute for Studies in Development and Peace (INDEPAZ). Between the signing of Colombia’s historic (...)

  • Colombia human rights update February 2023

    1ro de marzo, puesto en línea por Nick
    The human rights crisis continues to impact communities across the country. The first two months of 2023 saw 20 social activists murdered and 21 massacres committed. At least one former FARC guerrilla in the peace process was also killed. Among those targeted were indigenous leaders, trade (...)

  • Army generals implicated in 2022 El Remanso massacre face investigation

    16 de febrero, puesto en línea por Nick
    Six army generals are to be investigated over the massacre of 11 villagers last year, the Inspector General’s Office has announced. On 28 March, soldiers raided the village of El Remanso in Putumayo, southern Colombia. The assault was carried out in the early hours during a community celebration (...)