PBI-Colombia present as CREDHOS witnesses the socialization of the JEP decision on the Magdalena River

PBI-Colombia present as CREDHOS witnesses the socialization of the JEP decision on the Magdalena River

JEP video still from ceremony on May 11, 2025. The Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (CREDHOS) has posted on Facebook: “The River has its own voice and a space in transitional and restorative justice. In Barrancabermeja, the victims of different collective and individual processes, the fishing communities and pilots of the Magdalena River, social organizations, human rights defenders, national institutions, departmental and lo…

The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) accredited the Magdalena River as a victim of the armed conflict in Colombia, recognizing it as a subject of rights. The announcement was made this Friday following a request submitted by various social organizations, including the Labor Union (USO) and the Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (Cajar). The high court explained that this determination was based on the serious impacts suffered by the …