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BHRC seminar – Rupture and Reconciliation in Colombia

July 3, 2015
On 3 July, BHRC hosted a seminar to discuss the challenges faced in the current climate of peace talks in Colombia for reconciliation between the state and its victims. In 1997, the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó in the North-West region of Urabá, Colombia, declared itself neutral to the five-decade armed conflict, a...
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Rupture and Reconciliation in Colombia – BHRC seminar

July 3, 2015
On Friday 3rd July, BHRC held a seminar to discuss the peace process in Colombia and to focus in particular on the situation of the San José de Apartadó Peace Community. The community located in the North-West region of Urabá, declared itself neutral to the five-decade armed conflict in 1997, a civilian protection strategy based on...
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Lush cosmetics launch campaign in support of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.

March 17, 2014
PBI and Lush launched a global campaign to raise awareness and support for the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó from Colombia. See here video about the campaign where BHRC Chair, Kirsty Brimelow QC, speaks about the Peace Community. Sign the petition by Lush Cosmetics calling for the implementation of Constitutional Court Order 164 and better protection and access to justice...
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The BHRC expresses concern at the murder of another lawyer in Colombia

April 8, 2013
The BHRC voices serious concern at the murder of lawyer Diego Luis Garcia Gonzales on 21st March 2013 in the western province of Valle de Cauca, Colombia.   This is the sixth lawyer murdered this year.  The increasingly hostile environment for lawyers in the area combined with the callous circumstances surrounding Diego Luis Garcia Gonzales’ shooting have lead to denunciations from...
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The Colombian Constitutional Court confirmed decision on Muriel Mining Corporation’s case

May 10, 2012
In 2011, the BHRC submitted an Amicus Curiae (English) to the Colombian Constitutional Court regarding the annulment of the decision taken by Colombia’s Constitutional Court (7-769/2009) in the Muriel Mining Corporation Case. The brief deals with the international jurisprudence regarding the right to consultation and prior informed consent of the communities affected by large scale projects. See the Amicus...

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