Tag: Human rights defenders
Colombian Human Rights Lawyers Receive Death Threats
On Monday, unknown individuals threatened Yessika Hoyos, the director of Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers (CAJAR), one of Colombia’s most recognized human rights organizations. RELATED: Colombia and ELN Begin a New Peace Dialogue Cycle in Cuba “Yesterday I received a text message where they threatened me again,” Hoyos said through a video posted on social networks. […]
January 23, 2024
95 Massacres of Colombian Social Leaders Took Place in 2023
This week, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported about a massacre carried out in the Tabiles district by an armed group on Dec. 28, 2023. RELATED: The OHCHR Asks Colombia to Protect the Nasa People “Three adults and a minor were killed in a rural area of the municipality of Linares… They were […]