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Colombia

 

Colombia has been in an ongoing conflict since 1964, currently the country is stable however fighting between the FARC, Paramilitaries, Government Troops and Drug traffickers remains prevalent, especially in the rural areas.

Colombia currently has over 3 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs) (IDMC, 2011), the highest of any country in the world.  Many of these people have fled rural areas due to the fighting and are now living in poverty in urban slums.

In June 2011 the Colombian Government announced a program entitled the Colombian Victims Law which envisages the restitution of lands lost as well as financial compensation and reparations for people forced from their homes due to the conflict. (Ley de Víctimas y Restitución de Tierras, Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia, June 2011) 

  • Colombia does not have a National Action Plan on Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325)
  • Colombia is not a UN Peacekeeping mandated country
  • Colombia is party to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Violence Against Women

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  • May 22, 2012 (UN News Centre)
    COLOMBIA: Colombia must fight impunity for sexual violence crimes – UN official Colombia must increase its efforts to fight impunity for crimes of sexual violence, a United Nations envoy said today, adding that such efforts should be paired with assistance to survivors and victims.
  • April 10, 2012 (UNHCR)
    COLOMBIA: UNHCR Supports Project to Help Displaced Colombians in Medellin Isabel* thinks she's finally found a place where she can rebuild her life, seven years after fleeing her home and moving from one location to another in search of safety. Her long journey has taken her from the Pacific port of Tumaco in the deep south-west to a deprived district in the sprawling northern city of Medellin, one of almost 4 million Colombians displaced within their own country by violence or persecution. She left because of the increasing violence and concern that her two children could be forcibly recruited by illegal armed groups.
  • March 9, 2012 (Latin America Press)
    COLOMBIA: A Step Forward for Women Toward a Life Without Violence With the passage of four decrees that regulate Law 1257 against gender violence, Colombia has made significant progress in the prevention and punishment of violence and discrimination against women.
  • February 22, 2012 (Global Network of Women Peacebuilders)
    COLOMBIA: UN SCR 1325/1820 Workshop in Palmira, Cali The Cali workshop was conducted in the Semi-rural town of Palmira in the department of Valle del Cauca on Wednesday, February 8th. The curiosity surrounding the workshop was palpable as women poured in not only from Palmira but also nearby locations such as Candelaria, Yumbo, Buga, Tulua, Jamundi, Andalucia and Buenventura.
  • February 20, 2012 (Colombia Reports)
    COLOMBIA: Lessons Learned 10 Years After Failed FARC Peace Talks Colombian and American universities, together with several non-governmental organizations released ten lessons they think should be learned from the 1999 - 2002 peace talks that ended unsuccessfully exactly ten years ago on Monday.

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  • REPORT: Civil Society Monitoring Report: 1325 Implementation in Colombia, GNWP, 26 April 2012 | Download PDF
  • COLOMBIA: What the Workshops Revealed About Sexual Violence and Moving R1325 Forward, GNWP, March 14, 2012
  • First Survey of Prevalence, Sexual Violence Against Women in the Context of the Colombian Conflict, Campaign Rape and other Violence: Leave my Body Out of War, 2011 | Download PDF
  • Strengthening Colombia's Transitional Justice Process by Engaging Women , The Institute for Inclusive Security, March 2011 | Download PDF
  • Violencia Sexual en contra de las Mujeres en el Contexto Del Conflicto Armado Colombiano, Oxfam , December 14, 2010 | Download PDF

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