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How three environmental defenders are fighting fossil fuel injustice and climate change

By Graciela Martinez, Americas Regional Campaigner, Amnesty International This piece was originally published in Spanish in Open Democracy The Americas is...

Stories of Water: A guest blog by Colombian defender Yuvelis Morales

Yuvelis Morales is a young Black Colombian social leader and defender of water, life and territory. She works with the...

‘We continue to risk our lives defending Colombia’s rivers and wetlands’

By Colombian water defender Yuly Velásquez Briceño * Rivers and wetlands have always held great significance for me. They are a...

Colombia: Human rights defenders remain at risk; government must guarantee their protection

A new Amnesty International report explores the government's inadequate response to the dangers facing human rights defenders in Colombia....

Colombia: The National Police must be comprehensively reformed

Today a diverse and broad group of Colombian human rights organizations and victims of excessive use of force by Colombian...

Support Actions in Solidarity with Threatened Defenders of Land, Water, Forests and a Healthy Environment

The defenders of land, water, forests, Indigenous rights and a healthy environment are a beacon of hope in the ever...

COLOMBIA: Protect environmental defendersat risk

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 50/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW On July 5th, Yuli Velásquez, President of the Federation of Santander...

Human rights victories to celebrate in 2022

We’ve reached the midway point of 2022 and, as ever, it’s been a busy year for Amnesty International. With the...

After dam disaster in Colombia, Canada’s EDC talks remedy but fails to provide it

EDC provided financing for Hidroituango megaproject linked to human rights and environmental harm Hidroituango is a hydroelectric dam megaproject financed...

“They Will Not Stop Us!”: Solidarity with Environmental Rights Defenders

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres was blunt as he spoke at the release of the latest chilling report of...

As temperatures rise, our solidarity action with threatened climate protectors is more important then ever

As government delegations at last November’s UN climate change conference debated what action to take to confront our global climate...

Colombia: Reconstruction reveals how security forces intentionally attacked peaceful protesters in Cali on 3 May

February 25, 2022 An event reconstruction by SITU Research and Amnesty International details how Colombian security forces assaulted peaceful protesters...

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