2nd Urgent Action Colombia June 2026

Below is an Urgent Action regarding the imperative need to conduct a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the threats made against members of the human rights NGO CREDHOS.

On 1 June, a leaflet supposedly signed by the armed group Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN) was publicly distributed, declaring several people in Puerto Wilches to be “military objectives” of the group and ordering them to leave the municipality within 48 hours. Those threatened included members of CREDHOS’s municipal human rights committee.

This threat is one in a series of threats and attacks committed in recent months by armed groups in the Magdalena Medio region, including the Ejército Gaitanista de Colombia (EGC). These attacks have targeted members of CREDHOS and directly affected their work defending the human rights of communities across the municipalities of Santander, Bolívar and Antioquia that form part of the Magdalena Medio region.

We call on the Attorney General to investigate the threats and attacks against members of CREDHOS, establish who is responsible for ordering and carrying out these acts, and bring those responsible to justice in fair trials.

Effective investigations are essential to prevent further attacks against human rights defenders in the Magdalena Medio region.

Urgent Action Link: [Click here]

Please take action as soon as possible until 5 September 2026.

Please also copy your communications to the Colombian Ambassador to the UK:

Her Excellency Ms Laura Sarabia, Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, 3 Hans Crescent, London, SW1X 0LN (elondres@cancilleria.gov.co)