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Oidhaco is the only Brussels-based advocacy network dedicated exclusively to working on Colombia; it focuses its activities on the European Union, its member- and other European states and the United Nations system. Oidhaco has ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations.

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Defending Rights Means Defending Peace: The Voices of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia

On 24 October 2026, Brussels will host the public conference “Défendre les droits, c’est défendre la paix” (Defending Rights Means Defending Peace), bringing together Colombian women human rights defenders to raise awareness of the risks faced by those protecting life, land and dignity, and to strengthen international solidarity with Colombian civil society. In a context

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20/10/2026
Human Rights

Webinar: Analysis of the first three months of government – Colombia

22 October, 10.00 Colombian time / 17.00 Brussels time. With three months having passed since Abelardo de la Espriella took office, it is important to create a space for reflection and monitoring of his initial decisions and policies, particularly in relation to the quality of democracy, economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, human rights and

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07/10/2026
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Human rights defenders play a fundamental role in the construction of peace in Colombia.

Buenaventura

The case of the Bajo Atrato

Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca Cric

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Oidhaco is the only Brussels-based advocacy network dedicated exclusively to working on Colombia; it focuses its activities on the European Union, its member- and other European states and the United Nations system. Oidhaco has ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations.

Our solidarity is universal.

We are deeply concerned about all victims of armed conflict, repression and violence around the world — from Sudan to Syria, including the persecution of the Rohingya and so many other crises that often receive less international attention than they deserve. Each of these situations calls for solidarity, remembrance, justice and action.

However, we have decided to specifically highlight the message ‘Stop Genocide in Palestine’ because what is happening in Palestine represents not only a human tragedy of enormous magnitude, but also a direct challenge to the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and to the rules-based international system itself. The indifference and complicity of much of the international community in the face of the apartheid regime imposed by the Israeli government on the Palestinian people represent one of the greatest moral and political contradictions of our time.

The persistent violation of essential norms — such as the protection of the civilian population, the prohibition of collective punishment and respect for proportionality in the use of force — not only has devastating consequences for the Palestinian population, but also erodes the global mechanisms designed to limit the power of states and prevent abuses.

When these rules are repeatedly breached without any effective consequences, the framework that protects all populations in conflict situations, anywhere in the world, is weakened. Therefore, speaking out in this case does not mean ignoring other forms of suffering, but rather emphasising the urgency of defending an international order which, if it collapses, leaves everyone in a more vulnerable position.

Drawing attention to this situation is, therefore, an act consistent with the universal values we uphold: the protection of life, human dignity and respect for international law, without exception.

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