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End UK Military
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Stop the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement About Justice for Colombia
Justice for Colombia (JFC) is a British NGO that campaigns for human rights, workers' rights and the search for peace with social justice in Colombia.
Established in 2002 by a group of British trade unionists, JFC was created in response to the appalling human rights crisis in Colombia - and particularly the abuses committed against trade unionists. In that year alone, 184 trade unionists were assassinated and Colombia remains the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist.
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We work closely with British and Colombian organisations and our campaigning activities are supported by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents over six million British workers.
As well as campaigning activities JFC runs projects on the ground in Colombia assisting trade unions, human rights organisations and others.
The four key aims of Justice for Colombia are:
- To provide concrete support to trade unions and other civil society organisations in Colombia in their struggle for human rights, trade union rights, democracy, peace and social justice and to promote links between progressive organisations in Britain and Colombia.
- To campaign against the systematic human rights abuses carried out against trade unionists and other civil society activists in Colombia and to highlight the regular collusion between the Colombian state security forces and illegal paramilitary groups and the impunity which the perpetrators benefit from.
- To support and promote a peaceful politically negotiated settlement to the conflict in Colombia and express opposition to foreign military intervention in Colombia.
- To insist that UN and ILO conventions and recommendations are implemented in Colombia in both law and practice.
For more information about our work please contact our office using the details below.
