Colombia Campaigns

Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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...]

Colombia: LRWC and L4L Call on the Government of Colombia to Stop the Continuing Persecution and Harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) Lawyers | Letter

Full PDF Version LRWC and L4L again call on the Government of Colombia to stop the continuing persecution and harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) lawyers by state agents. Most recently cited is illegal surveillance of CAJAR lawyer Reinaldo Villalba by the Criminal … [Read more...]

Colombia: The Search for Real Justice Continues – Preliminary Report of the IV International Caravan of Jurists to Columbia

Full PDF Version The International Caravan of Jurists (the “Caravana”) made its fourth biennial visit to Colombia from 23rd to 31st August 2014. Sixty-eight members from 12 countries, including judges, barristers, solicitors, legal academics and law students, visited eight cities in seven … [Read more...]