16-Mar-2010
Colombia Reports
Several South American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the European Union to put better human rights provisions into its free trade agreement with Colombia
12-Mar-2010
Deutsche Welle
The European Union is close to reaching a free trade deal with Colombia. But human rights watchdogs, trade union organizations and some politicians believe the agreement would send all the wrong signals to Bogota.
4-Feb-2010
Colombia Reports
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Wednesday that Colombia’s human rights record could prevent the passage of the long-awaited U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement.
10-Dec-2009
EU Politics News
Senior British MEP Richard Howitt has urged the EU to suspend free trade agreement talks with Colombia because of the country´s "profound" human rights "crisis."
30-Jun-2009
Colombia Reports
US President Barack Obama said Monday following a meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, that he is confident that a free trade agreement with Colombia can ultimately be reached.
22-Jun-2009
Rights & Democracy
Investment treaties and free trade agreements offer few instructions as to how such agreements should be reconciled with human rights obligations of the state.