On the 26th of May 2010 TRIALOG was invited to provide a perspective on the situation in the New Member States on development cooperation, with a particular focus on the interest and solidarity initiatives towards Latin American countries, specifically Colombia. This is a follow up of an earlier call launched by OIDHACO towards the EU New Member States which could be interested in work on Human Rights in Colombia or other Latin American countries.
The International Office for Human Rights - Action on Colombia (OIDHACO) is a network of more than 30 European CSOs (both development and human rights CSOs) dedicated to providing information, doing advocacy and networking at the European Union (EU) and United Nations (Geneva) level. OIDHACO seeks to contribute to the construction and strengthening of democracy, rule of law and peace with social justice in Colombia.
The network is seeking support in terms of organising meetings, inviting Colombian representatives who are travelling to Europe to participate in meetings and in awareness raising events around the human rights situation in Colombia, sending on key messages proposed by OIDHACO to NMS governments, contacting MEPs etc.
While Colombia is not on the official priority list of the NMS governments in terms of development cooperation strategies, the engagement on human rights advocacy and lobby on the Colombian issue could represent a rich experience for many NGDOs in the NMS. The experience with transition processes, the strong expertise in human rights advocacy as well as some cultural and economic links with Colombia are all potential linkage points. The invitation is open and we hope that what is the exploration of cooperation grounds will turn into seeds for action soon.
Contact Person OIDHACO: Emmanuel Raison emmanuel.raison@oidhaco.org, oidhaco@oidhaco.org Website www.oidhaco.net
Information provided by Andra Tanase, TRIALOG
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