Llamado a la solidaridad urgente con Colombia ante ola de asesinatos de luchadoras/es sociales en defensa del territorio

The document reports that 25 land defenders were killed in Colombia within the first 65 days of 2017, following approximately 80 deaths in 2016. It highlights specific victims, including José Antonio Anzola Tejedor, Luz Angela, and Ruth Alicia López Guisao, and argues that these killings are linked to private and transnational interests seeking territorial control for capital accumulation, extractive projects, and 'green economy' initiatives. ATALC calls on the Colombian government to end impunity and on the international community to develop concrete protection strategies for social and environmental defenders.

• Colombia experienced a surge in violence against land defenders, with 25 individuals killed in the first 65 days of 2017 and an estimated 80 people killed in 2016.
• Specific victims of this violence include Ruth Alicia López Guisao, a leader of the Coordinador Nacional Agrario and the Congreso de los Pueblos killed in Medellín on May 2, as well as Communist Party and SINTRAGRIM militants José Antonio Anzola Tejedor and his sister Luz Angela.
• The document suggests that the violence is driven by private and transnational agents seeking to exploit territories for capital accumulation, specifically through extractive projects and the 'green economy'.
• ATALC demands that the Colombian government use constitutional and legal mechanisms to stop these attacks and identify both the material and intellectual authors of the selective killings to prevent impunity.

APA

admin (2017). Llamado a la solidaridad urgente con Colombia ante ola de asesinatos de luchadoras/es sociales en defensa del territorio. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/llamado-a-la-solidaridad-urgente-con-colombia-ante-ola-de-asesinatos-de-luchadoras-es-sociales-en-defensa-del-territorio/

Chicago

admin. Llamado a la solidaridad urgente con Colombia ante ola de asesinatos de luchadoras/es sociales en defensa del territorio. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/es/llamado-a-la-solidaridad-urgente-con-colombia-ante-ola-de-asesinatos-de-luchadoras-es-sociales-en-defensa-del-territorio/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Llamado a la solidaridad urgente con Colombia ante ola de asesinatos de luchadoras/es sociales en defensa del territorio |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=9 March 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/llamado-a-la-solidaridad-urgente-con-colombia-ante-ola-de-asesinatos-de-luchadoras-es-sociales-en-defensa-del-territorio/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2017llamado, author = {admin}, title = {{Llamado a la solidaridad urgente con Colombia ante ola de asesinatos de luchadoras/es sociales en defensa del territorio}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/llamado-a-la-solidaridad-urgente-con-colombia-ante-ola-de-asesinatos-de-luchadoras-es-sociales-en-defensa-del-territorio/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }