COLOMBIA: VIII Caravana of Jurists to Colombia interim report

Report date : October 2024

The International Caravana of Jurists was created in response to the call from lawyers in Colombia who were at risk. Through the campaign ‘Without lawyers, there is no justice,’ they managed to gather legal professionals from around the world. Sixteen years later, the Caravana still plays a key role in monitoring the situation of lawyers and human rights defenders in Colombia every two years, with the support of international organisations.This year, the 8th International Delegation included eight organisations, including the OIAD, and 22 lawyers from Europe, Canada, and South America. In this edition the OIAD was represented by Alfredo Irujo, Roland Rodriguez and Stéphane Haziza.

In 2024, the delegation focused on the barriers to accessing justice, especially from the perspectives of ethnic groups, peasants, gender, and victims. In August 2024, the Caravana visited five important regions and documented serious human rights violations, while also noting the local efforts to resist these challenges.

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