07/02/2017
Letter from 40 MEPs to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santo
MEPs welcome this new stage of peace building in Colombia and call for the participation of civil society in it. MEPs also call for the prompt start and advancement of negotiations with the National Liberation Army, ELN. Dear President Juan Manuel Santos, We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, welcome the new peace agreement
28/09/2016
Oidhaco celebrates the signing of the final agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC, paving the way for peace in Colombia
On 24 August 2016, the Colombian Government and the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC) jointly announced the signing of the Final Agreement for the termination of the conflict and the construction of a stable and lasting peace. Oidhaco welcomes this declaration and hopes that it will be the
24/08/2016
Oidhaco Welcomes the Announcement of the Public Phase of Peace Talks between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army – ELN
On 30 March 2016, the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (el Ejército de Liberación Nacional -ELN) jointly announced the beginning of the public phase of peace talks, following more than two years of closed-door negotiations. The headquarters for these talks will be in Ecuador, however sessions will also be held in Venezuela, Brazil,
31/03/2016
Peacebuilding
Oidhaco activities related to Peace in Colombia
The OIDHACO network of European organisations held its assembly on 23 and 24 September 2015 and at the same time organised several activities related to the role of European countries in peacebuilding in Colombia. Participating in the assembly were Colombian citizens representing different coordination groups of organisations working on development, democracy and human rights, as
22/10/2015
Newsletter Oidhaco, May-June 2015
This issue includes a special focus on the peace process, European Union and United Nations regarding Colombia.
15/07/2015
Oidhaco Newsletter, February-April 2015
This issue includes a special focus on the peace process, human rights defenders, EU and UN regarding Colombia.
15/05/2015
EUROLAT Assembly must support civil society peacebuilding
Oidhaco and CCEEUU ask the EUROLAT Assembly to support civil society peacebuilding During the session of the EUROLAT Assembly in Panama City, from 16 to 19 March 2015, Oidhaco and CCEEUU presented several considerations and recommendations regarding the support of the regional parliaments for civil society initiatives, in particular for the work of Colombian human
31/03/2015
Oidhaco supports MEP call for formal dialogue between Colombian government and ELN
The International Office on Human Rights Action Colombia (Oidhaco) supports the request made by MEPs for formal dialogue between Colombian government and ELN Brussels, March 30, 2015. The European Network International Office on Human Rights Action Colombia (Oidhaco) supports the following request made by MEPs; “the Colombian government and the ELN must begin formal negotiations;
30/03/2015
