«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
CETIM’s actions, with its partners in the field, in favour of the Colombian people
Intensification of violence in the department of Arauca (Colombia): what is the situation of the social movement and of human rights defenders? A public conference with Sonia López from the Joel Sierra Human Rights Foundation to be held Monday 14 March at 7pm, Le Silure, 3 Sentier des Saules, Geneva Since the end of […]
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For more than a month, massive demonstrations have set Colombian streets ablaze in an unprecedented popular uprising against the neoliberal policies and corruption of the government of Ivan Duque.
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PRESS RELEASE Geneva, March 3rd, 2021 – “In Colombia, one social leader is killed every 41 hours”, denounce FENSUAGRO and the CETIM before the UN Human Rights Council.
Continue readingHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 46th session 22 February – 24 March 2021 Five years after the peace accords, 250 signatories and 1,139 social leaders have been assassinated, most of them peasants, indigenous and black communities, which indicates that in Colombia, a social leader is assassinated every 41 hours.
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The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled against Colombia for failing to investigate those who ordered the murder of a trade unionist who was defending the rights of workers at the multinational Coca-Cola in the country.
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