Human Rights First | Human Rights Defender Cases

Ivan Cepeda

Principe Gabriel Gonzalez

Demand Release of Detained Colombian Activist (12/02/08)

Demand End to Baseless Prosecutions of Colombian Activists (10/15/08)

Joint Press Release: US Award to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Sends Wrong Message (English) (Español) (01/12/09)

Joint Letter Condemning Intercepts of Emails of Defenders (12/18/08)

Joint Letter Urging Investigation into Army Killing of Husband of HRD (English) (Español) (12/18/08)

Petition to Colombian Attorney General re Detention of HRD (English) (Español) (12/02/08)

Concern over detention of Araucan defenders (Español) (11/06/08)

Petition to Colombian Attorney General re Plan to Criminally Charge HRDs (English) (Español) (10/24/08)

Audio File: National Colombian Radio interview with Andrew Hudson (Español - 9/12/08)

HRF Concerns re State Department Human Rights Certification (9/15/08)

Colombian Intelligence Reports Discredit Human Rights Defenders (9/12/08)

18 NGOs Deplore Attacks against Colombian Justice and Peace Commission (9/9/08)

HRF Statement on Colombian Human Rights Day (09/09/08)

Joint UPR Submission re Colombian Human Rights Defenders (English) (Espanol) (07/17/08)

Petition to Colombian Attorney General re Assassination of Displaced Women's Leader (English) (Español) (07/15/08)

Petition to Colombian Attorney General re Intimidation of Church Activists (English) (Español) (07/07/08)

Letter to Colombian Senators regarding Intelligence Law (Español) (06/10/08)

Letter to Appeals Judge re Gonzalez Case (5/14/08)

Petition to Colombian Attorney General re Attack on Defender and her Family (English) (Español) (04/23/08)

Letter from Members of US Congress to President Uribe re Attacks on Defenders (04/17/08)

HRF's Andrew Hudson's Op-Ed on Attacks on HRDs (Español) (03/31/08)

Joint NGO Letter to President Uribe re Attacks on Defenders after March 6 Protests (English) (Español)

Press Release (English) (Español) (03/26/08)

Petition to President Uribe re Attacks on Defenders after March 6 Protests (English) (Español) (03/24/08)

Petition to President Uribe re Peaceful Protesters (English) (Español) (2/29/08)

Petition to Colombian Government re Arbitrary Detention of Activists (English) (Español) (02/06/08)

HRF Rejects Stigmatization of Colombian Defenders: Letter to Editor of El Espectador (English) (12/22/07)

Petition to Colombian Government re Jose Humberto Torres(English) (Español) (12/6/07)

Andrew Hudson re President Uribe on Noticias Uno (11/15/07) (Español)

Petition to President Uribe re Defamatory Comments against Journalists (English) (Español) (11/1/07)

Colombia's Human Rights Defenders in Danger 09/06/07 (En español)

Letter to High Commissioner for Human Rights (8/23/07)

Petition to Colombian Government re Paramilitary intimidation of HRDs (English) (Español) (8/8/07)

Petition to Colombian Government re Specious Charges against Iván Cepeda (English) (Español) (8/8/07)

Letter to State Dept re 2006 Human Rights Report (05/31/07)

Letter to President Uribe re his statements about HRDs (05/23/07)

Español

Questions for Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere at Hearing on Colombia (04/24/07)

Protect Released Colombian Human Rights Leader (04/18/07)

Colombian Human Rights Defender, Gabriel Gonzalez, Released from Jail (04/12/07)

Audio File: Radio Pacifica interview with HRF re President Bush's trip to Colombia (03/13/07)

President Bush Should Stand Up for Human Rights Defenders in Latin America (03/06/07)

Report to Inter-American Commission re Regional Problems for activists (03/01/07)

Letter to President Bush re his trip to Latin America (03/01/07)

Colombian President’s Rhetoric Endangers Activists (02/15/07)

Letter to Vice President Santos re recent attacks on activists (Spanish) (02/12/07)

Letter to US Ambassador re recent attacks on activists (02/12/07)