Despite the ongoing peace process, the Colombian government clearly stated that it has no intention to reduce its armed forces. Today there is still no guarantee for the right of conscientious objection and detentions with the goal of recruitment (“raids, round ups”)...
By Liza Smith Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 5:58pm Irregularities and illegalities in the process of recruitment for compulsory military service are still frequent on a daily basis in Colombia. Members of ACOOC have therefore gone on a tour in six different countries...
Dear Friends, You have been an essential part of our accompaniment project from afar, and we know that your love and support of our partners is just as strong as ours. As you may know, we (as well as many other accompaniment organizations) have been going through a...
We are grateful for completing our 16th year of protective presence in Colombia. In 2018, our team continued to provide physical and political accompaniment to human rights defenders, victims of the armed conflict, and conscientious objectors. In 2018, our protective...
During the last months we have been repeatedly alarmed about the dramatically increasing rates of threats and attacks against human rights defenders in Colombia. Since the start of 2018, over 100 Human Rights defenders have been killed. Seemingly, the situation has...
