Colombia’s next government must focus on tackling criminal groups, UN says
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Colombia’s next government must prioritise dismantling illegal armed groups and criminal gangs, a report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday, with rising violence devastating rural communities. Violence in Colombia fell dramatically following the 2016 peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of […]
At least 78 rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2021 – UN
Bogota, ColombiaReuters At least 78 human rights defenders were killed in Colombia in 2021, the United Nations human rights agency said on Thursday, adding that more cases were still being verified. Violence against human rights defenders, environmentalists and community activists – known collectively in Colombia as social leaders – has become a big challenge for […]
Joint UN, Ethiopia rights team: all sides committed abuses in Tigray
Geneva, Switzerland/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a joint investigation by the United Nations and Ethiopia published on Wednesday. The report accuses all sides of torturing and killing civilians, carrying out gang-rapes and making arrests […]