25 years in favor of peace and human rights in Colombia
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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The OIDHACO General Assembly requests guarantees for protesters during the National Strike in Colombia and sends alert regarding alleged use of excessive force by the state security forces.
On 28 April, a National Strike began in more than 500 municipalities in Colombia. Convened by the National Strike Committee, this protest brings together several sectors of the population. The protesters are criticizing the government’s tax reform bill, as they believe that it would lead to greater poverty. Moreover, they are protesting about the mismanagement
A call on the Protection of life, the territory and the exercise of self-government of the indigenous communities of the Cauca department
The international civil society organisations signatories to this public statement, Diakonia, ForumCiv, Act Church of Sweden, We Effect and SweFOR, responsible for the implementation of the Project “Aremos Paz”, funded by the European Fund for Peace of the European Union and the Swedish International Development Agency – Sida, and the International Office for Human Rights
International organisations express concern about the security situation in the city of Buenaventura and demand guarantees for civilians
The signatory organisations[1] express our concern about the security situation in the city of Buenaventura, particularly recent events against the community in the Santa Fe district of the city. This district is next to the port and logistics terminal of TCBuen, whose parent company is headquartered in Europe[2]. These incidents are taking place in a
Human rights defenders play a fundamental role in the construction of peace in Colombia.
Human rights defenders play a fundamental role in the construction of peace in Colombia.
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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