Association of the Families of the Detained – Disappeared (ASFADDES)
Established in 1982, ASFADDES is an organisation created and composed of family members of the detained-disappeared, which provides moral support and legal aid to family members of victims, compiles figures  maintains a data bank of cases, and investigates cases of forced disappearance. Since 1998, PBI has provided accompaniment at the ASFADDES offices and to its members in Bogotá, Medellin, Neiva, Bucaramanga and Popayan.

Corporation for Judicial Freedom (CJL)
Founded in 2001. CJL is a human rights organisation which provides legal aid to people persecuted for their political opposition and who organise vindicating processes. www.cjlibertad.org

Solidarity Committee for Political Prisoners (FCSPP)
The FCSPP was founded by trade unionists and social organisations with a donation from writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Its purpose is to ensure that the rights of people detained for political reasons are respected and guaranteed. It also checks up on the prison system in general.

Popular Training Institute (IPC)
Founded in 1982, the IPC provides research, training and documentation on human rights, development and conflict and peace in the Antioquia region. It has its own press service. www.ipc.org.co

NGOs and Medellin Organisations in regular contact with PBI
Medellin volunteers also attend meetings of NGOs, agencies and institutions as international observers in Medellin city and Eastern Antioquia region. These are Uniting Village Network, Visible Ties, Seed of Liberty Human Rights Committee (Codehsel) and the Eastern Antioquia Sub-Regional Board for Development and Human Rights.