Urgent call for solidarity with Colombia in response to the wave of murders of social activists defending their territories

The document reports a surge in the killing of territory defenders in Colombia, noting 25 murders in the first 65 days of 2017 and 80 in 2016. It identifies the drivers of this violence as interests opposed to environmental justice and agents seeking capital accumulation through extractive and 'green economy' projects. ATALC demands that the Colombian government implement legal mechanisms to stop these attacks and identify perpetrators to end impunity.

• In the first 65 days of 2017, 25 territory defenders were murdered in Colombia, following 80 murders in 2016.
• Recent specific casualties include Ruth Alicia López Guisao, a leader of the National Agrarian Coordination and the Peoples´ Congress murdered in Medellín on 2 March, and siblings José Antonio Anzola Tejedor and Luz Ángela, activists with the communist party and SINTAGRIM, murdered on 6 March.
• The violence is attributed to private and transnational agents seeking capital accumulation and the promotion of capitalist extractive and green economy projects, which the document argues are undermining the social fabric of communities.
• ATALC demands that the Colombian government use constitutional and legal mechanisms to stop attacks and prioritize the identification of perpetrators to prevent impunity.

APA

admin (2017). Urgent call for solidarity with Colombia in response to the wave of murders of social activists defending their territories. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/urgent-call-for-solidarity-with-colombia-in-response-to-the-wave-of-murders-of-social-activists-defending-their-territories/

Chicago

admin. Urgent call for solidarity with Colombia in response to the wave of murders of social activists defending their territories. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/urgent-call-for-solidarity-with-colombia-in-response-to-the-wave-of-murders-of-social-activists-defending-their-territories/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Urgent call for solidarity with Colombia in response to the wave of murders of social activists defending their territories |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=9 March 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/urgent-call-for-solidarity-with-colombia-in-response-to-the-wave-of-murders-of-social-activists-defending-their-territories/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2017urgent, author = {admin}, title = {{Urgent call for solidarity with Colombia in response to the wave of murders of social activists defending their territories}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/urgent-call-for-solidarity-with-colombia-in-response-to-the-wave-of-murders-of-social-activists-defending-their-territories/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }