Colombia Campaigns
Colombia: Interim Report of the International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia (Caravana) | Report
01/10/2016
Full PDF Version International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia August 20-28, 2016: Interim Report 30 September 2016 by Heather Neun After many decades of war, the Colombian government and the main guerilla group known as FARC reached a final and comprehensive peace agreement on August … [Read more...]
Colombia: International Legal Delegation in Colombia as Peace Agreement Signed
31/08/2016
Lawyers Without Borders Canada Report on Peace Negotiations (.pdf) (Spanish) Lawyers Without Borders English Summary (.pdf) An international delegation of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals, including members from Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, met in Colombia last week as part … [Read more...]
Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
07/03/2016
The following joint oral statement by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre was submitted but was among the statements of eleven NGOs that could not be delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights … [Read more...]
Colombia: Colombia Caravana 2014 – Judges at Risk – Report of the Judge Delegates of the Colombia Caravana | Report
28/10/2015
Full PDF Version The IV International Caravana Delegation of Lawyers to Colombia visited Colombia from August 23 to August 31, 2014. About 70 members from 12 countries, including five judges, visited seven regions: Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín, Pasto and Santa Marta. The … [Read more...]
Colombia at the Crossroads: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Colombia | Event
30/09/2015
Colombia at the Crossroads: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Colombia with Justice Brent Knazan and Heather Neun. Friday 30 October 2015, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Room 1700 Simon Fraser Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver Admission is free. Seating is limited. Approved … [Read more...]
Colombia: Threats against Colombian Lawyer Andrea Torres Bautista (La Combinada Matter) | Letter
03/07/2015
Full PDF Version Friday, July 03, 2015 Juan Manuel Santos Calderόn President of the Republic of Colombia Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Palacio de Nariño Bogotá Colombia Dear President Santos: Threats against Colombian Lawyer Andrea Torres Bautista (La Combinada Matter) Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]
Colombia: Protections for Colombian Lawyer Sofia Lopez Mera | Letter
03/07/2015
Full PDF Version Friday, July 03, 2015 Juan Manuel Santos Calderόn President of the Republic of Colombia Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Palacio de Nariño Bogotá Colombia Dear President Santos: Protections for Colombian Lawyer Sofia Lopez Mera I write on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Colombia: 2014 Caravana of Lawyers Delegation – Cali/Valle del Cauca Report | Report
16/06/2015
Full PDF Version 2014 Caravana of Lawyers Delegation - Cali/Valle del Cauca Report, International Colombia Caravana, June 2015. Report of the Fourth International Colombia Caravana investigation of dangers faced by lawyers and other human rights defenders in Cali and the department of Valle … [Read more...]
Colombia: Inadequate Protection for Human Rights Lawyer Rommel Jonathan Duran Castellanos | Letter
11/06/2015
Full PDF Version Thursday, June 11, 2015 Juan Manuel Santos Calderόn President of the Republic of Colombia Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Palacio de Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia Email: secretaria.privada@presidencia.gov.co President Santos; Re: Inadequate protection for human rights lawyer … [Read more...]
Colombia: Inadmissible Accusations against Human Rights Defender | Joint Statement
28/05/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Spanish) LRWC and 21 other international human rights organizations LRWC published a joint statement expressing concern about social media attacks against well known human rights lawyer José Humberto Torres and calling on state officials to … [Read more...]
