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<p>The situation facing human rights defenders in Colombia is concerning: over the
past year they have faced increasing levels of threats, intimidation and killings.
We regularly express our concern over this issue to the Colombian government. On 9
May the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
met with Colombian High Counsellor for Stabilisation, Emilio Archila, and directly
raised the issue. Our Embassy in Bogotá funds human rights programmes that help human
rights defenders, and we work closely with civil society groups to bring individual
cases to the Colombian government’s attention.</p>
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