Denouncing violent evictions in Colombia

Friends of the Earth International denounces the violent removal of fishermen and farmers from a sit-in at the El Quimbo hydroelectric dam site on the Magdalena river in Colombia. The organization highlights the project's negative impact on traditional livelihoods and the Colombian government's failure to grant a Public Environmental Audience or address irregularities in the project's environmental license.

• Police forces used violence to evict fishermen families from a non-violent sit-in at the El Quimbo hydroelectric project site on the Magdalena river, resulting in three injuries, including a young man who lost an eye from a gas canister.
• Affected communities, represented by Asoquimbo and CENSAT ‘Agua Viva’, have sought legal recourse and a Public Environmental Audience due to irregularities and non-compliance regarding the environmental license issued by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, but their request for the audience has been denied.
• The El Quimbo project has negatively impacted the traditional culture and livelihoods of farmers, day labourers, fishermen, and traditional miners associated with the Magdalena river.

APA

admin (2012). Denouncing violent evictions in Colombia. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/denouncing-violent-evictions-in-colombia/

Chicago

admin. Denouncing violent evictions in Colombia. Friends of the Earth International, 2012. https://www.foei.org/denouncing-violent-evictions-in-colombia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Denouncing violent evictions in Colombia |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=16 February 2012 |url=https://www.foei.org/denouncing-violent-evictions-in-colombia/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2012denouncing, author = {admin}, title = {{Denouncing violent evictions in Colombia}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, month = feb, url = {https://www.foei.org/denouncing-violent-evictions-in-colombia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }