The International Office for Human Rights Action on Colombia

Publications: Peacebuilding

The Colombian Commission for the Clarification of Truth (CEV) presents its Final Report to European institutions

From Thursday 30 June 2022, Commissioners Carlos Martín Beristain andAlejandro Valencia, from the Colombian Commission for the Clarification of Truth,Coexistence and Non-Repetition (CEV), will be in Brussels. The aim of their visit is topresent to European institutions the comprehensive process of listening andclarification conducted by this extrajudicial institution, created after the signing of thePeace Agreement

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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

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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.

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Peacebuilding

Assessment of the implementation of point 5 of the Peace Agreement – Agreement on victims of the conflict

The victims of the armed conflict are at the heart of the Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian government and the former FARC-EP. Their active participation in the transitional justice process is indispensable for achieving truth, justice and reparation. That is why the Agreement includes the creation of a Comprehensive System to guarantee their rights

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Peacebuilding

Assessment of the implementation of point 4 of the Peace Agreement- Voluntary substitution of illicit crops/Solution to the illicit Drug Problem

The Peace Agreement has mechanisms aimed at structurally solving the problem of the production and trafficking of narcotics. The aim is to intervene in the different levels of the drug trafficking chain to comprehensively address this phenomenon (Kroc, 2021: 115). The provisions in point 4 of the Agreement are envisioned as long-term programs, requiring strong

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