The International Office for Human Rights Action on Colombia

October 28, 2021

Assessment of the implementation of point 2 of the Peace Agreement – Political participation

Peacebuilding

Point 2 of the Peace Agreement aims to modernize and strengthen democracy through mechanisms and measures that guarantee political participation for sectors that are currently underrepresented. Structural reforms are provided for, including guarantees of citizen participation, political-electoral reform, a reform of participatory and democratic planning, and the Special Transitional Peace Constituencies (Kroc, 2021: 18). The implementation of point 2 includes regulatory reforms and the strengthening of institutional and social capacities (Kroc, 2021: 17, 82).

Documents:

Share:

Related Posts

45 MEPs send letter to President Duque asking for more respect for women’s rights in Colombia

Brussels, 19 April 2022 President of the Republic of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez Office of the President of the Republic of Colombia, Casa de Nariño: Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26, Bogotá D.C., Colombia We are writing to express our concern about the risk situation for women leaders and women human rights defenders in Colombia.

Public letter to the european authorities about their public declarations issued after the VII High-Level Dialogue and the XIII Human Rights Dialogue between the European Union and Colombia

Colombia remains the country with the highest murder rate for human rights defenders in the world. The record of serious human rights violations has even been recognized by the Colombian Government, and there was an alarming escalation just in early 2022, with at least 19 massacres and 22 social leaders murdered. In this regard, the

Violence and attacks in the context of upcoming elections

Oidhaco and the signatory organisations below wish to express our serious concerns about the deterioration of the security situation in Colombian regions, and the increase in attacks against social leaders and political candidates in the pre-electoral period.

Alert for an Arauca in peace

The international civil society organizations signed on to this statement alert of the serious humanitarian situation and human rights crisis affecting the civilians of Arauca department. The crisis has exacerbated in recent days, but social organizations have denounced the situation in the region for several years now.

Oficina Internacional de los Derechos Humanos Acción Colombia

Contact

Follow us

Language