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COLOMBIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Colombia. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Title:
Colombia's illegal armed groups' areas of influence
Date of Document:
16 February 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; map
Title:
Colombie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Title:
Resguardos y Grupos Indígenas y Títulos Afro-Colombianos
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Accessed Date:
16 April 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; map; minorities; race
Title:
Colombia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 March 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Colombia: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 31 January 2016)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
31 January 2016
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; country overview; extralegal executions/killings; humanitarian situation; map; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Colombia
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police efficacy; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Colombia: Humanitarian Snapshot: Colombian - Venezuelan border (15 October 2015)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
15 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
conflict; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; statistics
Title:
Colombia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
8 March 2017
Title:
Colombia. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; gangs; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; race; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Colombia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 July 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; penal system; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture
Title:
Colombia. Amnesty International Annual Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; sexual violence; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Addendum - Situation of human rights in Colombia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Colombia. Freedom in the World 2015.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual violence; state surveillance; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Civil Society Voices: Agendas for Peace in Colombia
Date of Document:
May 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; race; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
National Report Submitted in Accordance with Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21: Colombia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/16/COL/1
Date of Document:
7 February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; gender equality; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; legal system; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
2016 Humanitarian Needs Overview. Colombia.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; map; minorities; race; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Colombia - Country of Concern
Source:
United Kingdom. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Date of Document:
12 March 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; election; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; indigenous groups; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Annual Report 2015. Chapter V. Follow-up of Recommendations Issued by the IACHR in its Country or Thematic Reports. Follow-up Report Truth, Justice and Reparation: Fourth Report on Human Rights Situation in Colombia.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
25 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Driver's licences, including format and process to obtain one; renewal process, including whether it can be done outside the country
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 April 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Title III, Chapters 1-4 of the Constitution of Colombia, 1991
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 April 2014
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; indigenous groups; legislation; nationality
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Colombia
Source:
EUDO Citizenship Observatory
Date of Document:
May 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement; identity documents; legislation; nationality
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a biometric passport from within Colombia and abroad, including requirements and procedures to replace a lost or stolen passport and to renew an expired passport; appearance and security features of the passport...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 April 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedures for obtaining a medical report within Colombia as well as from abroad; whether medical reports can be obtained through a proxy; if so, requirements and procedures; whether there is a national standard format for medical...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 January 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; medical records
Title:
Colombia Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; marriage; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a person born in another country to Colombian parents to acquire citizenship; requirements and procedures for the spouse and child of a citizen to obtain permanent residency; rights and social benefits available t...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 July 2014
Accessed Date:
20 April 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation; nationality
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Peace process between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia , FARC) (2012-March 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; warrants
Title:
Activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), including information on criminal activities, and particularly in Bogotá and Cali; state response, including new strategies (2012-April 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 April 2016
Accessed Date:
28 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; police/security forces; political organizations
Title:
On Thinner Ice: The Final Phase of Colombia's Peace Talks. Latin America Briefing No. 32.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; map; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; statistics
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; drug trafficking; political activities; religion
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; drug trafficking; election; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Colombia. Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
21 July 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
election; gender equality; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Peace Talks in Colombia
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
31 March 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; map; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Republic of Colombia. Election for President (President) of June 15 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Colombia Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure
Title:
ELN Talks: With the agenda almost ready, a bloody setback
Source:
Washington Office on Latin America
Date of Document:
27 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; political activities
Title:
Colombia peace talks
Date of Document:
19 November 2014
Accessed Date:
28 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The Conservative Party of Colombia (Partido Conservador Colombiano, PCC), including mandate and platform; activities of the PCC in Santiago de Cali related to social programs funded or run by the PCC for former members of the guerrilla and th...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 April 2014
Accessed Date:
20 April 2015
Keywords:
conflict; election; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; political activities; political organizations; religion; social services
Title:
NGO Law Monitor: Colombia
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
23 January 2016
Accessed Date:
25 April 2016
Keywords:
conflict; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; labour; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political organizations; statistics; warrants
Title:
Including the ELN in Peace Negotiations
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
31 March 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; organized crime; political activities
Title:
Human Rights Watch Analysis of Colombia-FARC Agreement
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 December 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; freedom of movement; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Colombian Peace Talks Breakthrough: A Possible End-Game?
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
13 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; statistics
Title:
CFR Backgrounders. FARC, ELN: Colombia's Left-Wing Guerrillas
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
2 February 2016
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Title:
The Day After Tomorrow: Colombia's FARC and the End of the Conflict. Latin America Report N°53.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
11 December 2014
Accessed Date:
12 January 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; map; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; statistics
Title:
Colombia's government and FARC rebels ‘days away from truce'
Date of Document:
14 April 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Colombia. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Whether women who head their own households, without male or family support, can obtain housing and employment in Bogota; violence against women in Bogota; government support services available to female-headed households in Bogota
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 February 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; internal displacement; labour; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Whether women who head their own households, without male or family support, can obtain housing and employment in Santiago de Cali; violence against women in Santiago de Cali; government support services available to female-headed households...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; internal displacement; labour; race; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Safe Haven: Sheltering Displaced Persons from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Source:
Human Rights Center. University of California.
Date of Document:
May 2013
Author:
Sara Feldman et al.
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; military service; minorities; police efficacy; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Whether women who head their own households, without male or family support, can obtain housing and employment in Medellin; government support services available to female-headed households in Medellin; violence against women in Medellin
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 March 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; domestic violence; gangs; internal displacement; labour; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection, and services available to victims (2010-February 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 April 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Colombia
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
29 October 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; political activities; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Silences of Sexual Violence: Commission Faces Truth Deficits in Colombia
Source:
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Date of Document:
12 November 2015
Author:
Miguel Salazar; Mariana Araujo Herrera
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; minorities; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Colombia. Conflict-related sexual violence.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
23 March 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; gender-based violence; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; political activities; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Impunity and Sexual Violence Associated with Armed Conflict in Colombia
Source:
Working Group to Monitor Auto 092 of 2008 and 009 of 2015 of the Constitutional Court – Confidential Annexes Colombia
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; gangs; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Forced Displacement and Gender-based Sexual Violence. Buenaventura, Colombia: Brutal Realities
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; organized crime; police efficacy; race; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Dispatches: Broken Promise to Colombia's Women
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 July 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Colombia. Children and armed conflict. Report of the Secretary-General.
Code:
A/69/926-S/2015/409
Source:
United Nations. Secretary General.
Date of Document:
5 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; extralegal executions/killings; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; political activities; race; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Colombia army admits recruitment ‘raids' are illegal
Date of Document:
18 September 2014
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; military service; police/security forces
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Colombia.
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
6 March 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gangs; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; witness protection
Title:
Colombia - 16th UPR Session
Source:
ARC International
Date of Document:
19 September 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legislation; marriage; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Colombia – SOGI Legislation Country Report Produced: March 2013
Source:
University of Toronto. Faculty of Law.
Date of Document:
March 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
children; family law; legislation; marriage; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Colombia: Treatment of sexual minorities; availability of state protection and support services (2012-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 June 2015
Accessed Date:
20 July 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; corruption; country overview; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Colombia LGBTI: Landscape Analysis of Political, Economic & Social Conditions
Source:
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; family law; indigenous groups; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Colombia. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
25 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; drug trafficking; election; government corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime; penal system; police efficacy; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
Paramilitary successor groups and new criminal bands (bandas criminales, bacrim), including areas of operation and criminal activities; state response to successor groups and bacrim, including reintegration of combatants and assistance offered
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 March 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces
Title:
State protection programs for victims and witnesses of crimes; requirements to access the programs; statistics on the number of applications for relocation that are granted and refused; duration and effectiveness of these programs (2012-March 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 April 2016
Keywords:
crime; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; witness protection
Title:
Front 3 (Frente 3) of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), including its structure and activities since 2012 in the departments of Caquetá and Huila, specifically around the municipality...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 February 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Colombia. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
25 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy
Title:
Colombia (Tier 2). 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; drug trafficking; gender-based violence; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; race; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Game Changers: Tracking the Evolution of Organized Crime in the Americas 2015
Page Numbers:
13-23, 93-94, 137-144, 152-156
Author:
Jeremy McDermott et al.
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; trafficking in persons
Title:
The Crisis in Buenaventura: Disappearances, Dismemberment, and Displacement in Colombia's Main Pacific Port
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
March 2014
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; race; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Recruitment methods of armed groups, including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) (2011-March 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Colombia: The Black Eagles (Águilas Negras), including areas of operation and criminal activities; whether the Black Eagles seek out individuals within Colombia and abroad; state protection available (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 July 2015
Accessed Date:
14 July 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
The FARC and Colombia's Illegal Drug Trade
Source:
Wilson Center. Latin American Program.
Date of Document:
November 2014
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; internal displacement; legal system; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Instances of 'social cleansing' in Bogotá and Santiago de Cali, including of sexual minorities, drug addicts and the homeless; the groups that engage in 'social cleansing,' including paramilitaries; actions taken by authorities in instances of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 June 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual minorities
Title:
Crime rates in Cartagena, Medellin and Santiago de Cali; ability of people relocating to these cities to access municipal services, including schools and hospitals; availability of residences to newcomers to these cities (January 2013-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 December 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
crime; gangs; institutional efficacy; organized crime; social services
Title:
Colombia: Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre; Transparency International; CHR Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
15 March 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; statistics; witness protection
Title:
The Urabeños (also known as Clan Úsuga or Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia), including areas of operation, especially in Buenaventura, criminal activities, and state response; whether the Urabeños seek out individuals, particularl...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 March 2015
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; race; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Colombia. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report: Bogota.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; crime; document fraud; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; transport infrastructure
Title:
Colombia. Country Reports on Terrorism 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
The Changing Face of Colombian Organized Crime
Source:
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; organized crime; police efficacy; political activities; political organizations; trafficking in persons
Title:
Explainer: After the FARC, Colombia Still Has to Face Bacrim
Source:
Americas Society / Council of the Americas
Date of Document:
6 January 2016
Author:
Pablo Medina Uribe
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; gangs; political activities; statistics
Title:
The guerrilla groups in Colombia
Source:
United Nations. Regional Information Centre for Western Europe.
Date of Document:
27 January 2015
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; organized crime; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services
Title:
What it means to be a 'military objective' (objetivo militar), including who executes these threats and methods of issuing them; whether there is an internal flight alternative for someone who has been issued a threat; state response
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Title:
Colombia: New Killings, Disappearances in Pacific Port
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 March 2015
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; warrants
Title:
Military service, including recruitment age, length of service, reasons for exemption and the possibility of performing a replacement service (2006-July 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 August 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
children; legislation; military service; police/security forces
Title:
The military service card, including whether it indicates where the person was stationed and the unit in which they served; the significance of the reserve classes; whether the military service card differs depending on soldier rank (2006-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 August 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; military service; police/security forces
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Colombia. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; police corruption; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Procedures to report a crime; procedures for obtaining a copy of these reports from within Colombia; whether the complainant can obtain a copy from abroad through a proxy, including requirements and procedures; authorities' responsiveness to complaints
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 October 2011
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; gender-based violence; legal system; police report; sexual minorities; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Seventeenth Quarterly Report of the Secretary General to the Permanent Council on the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS)
Source:
Organization of American States. Permanent Council.
Date of Document:
19 February 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; race; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Colombia at the Crossroads: The Vital Role of Lawyers and Human Rights Defender for Real Justice and Peace
Source:
Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers Group
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; race; sexual violence; statistics
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
400 more Colombia state agents charged with extrajudicial killings within last year
Date of Document:
2 October 2014
Accessed Date:
17 April 2015
Keywords:
corruption; extralegal executions/killings; government corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Government bodies responsible for responding to complaints of crimes committed by armed groups and criminal networks, including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC); organization, training...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; judicial efficacy; legal system; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Police corruption, including involvement of police officers in drug-related criminal activity and the state response; procedures for filing complaints against police officers for corruption or inaction
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 October 2011
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; gangs; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Shadow State: Surveillance, Law and Order in Colombia
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
31 August 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
conflict; disappeared persons; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
On Their Watch: Evidence of Senior Army Officers' Responsibility for False Positive Killings in Colombia
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 June 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; police/security forces; sexual violence; statistics; witness protection
Title:
Colombia. Freedom of the Press 2015.
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police efficacy; torture
Title:
Colombia. Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2015. Volume II. Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.
Code:
OEA/Ser.L/V/II. Doc. 48/15
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
31 December 2015
Accessed Date:
25 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; state surveillance
Title:
Colombia. Freedom on the Net 2015.
Accessed Date:
30 October 2015
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Colombia. International Religious Freedom Report for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; identity documents; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; military service; organized crime; religion; statistics
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation and treatment of Afro-Colombians in Medellín, Bogotá, and Cali; legal recourse and support services (2012-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 April 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities; race
Title:
Colombia. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
Author:
Carolyn Stephens; Alfredo Gutierrez Carrizo
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; social services; statistics
Title:
Colombia. The Indigenous World 2015.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; drug trafficking; election; human rights activists; indigenous groups; map; organized crime; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services; statistics
Title:
Colombia: Restoring the land, securing the peace: Indigenous and Afro-descendant territorial rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
4 November 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; statistics
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Global Overview 2015: People internally displaced by conflict and violence - Protracted displacement in Colombia
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
6 May 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police/security forces; race; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including relocation options available to IDPs; whether IDPs are issued documents that indicate their status, including requirements and procedures to obtain copies of these documents (2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 July 2013
Accessed Date:
28 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; nationality; police efficacy; political opposition; social services; statistics
Title:
Whether Colombian citizens are required to have their passports stamped upon exit from and entry into Colombia; if so, whether this procedure is applied uniformly at all immigration posts
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 February 2012
Accessed Date:
14 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents
Title:
Whether the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN), paramilitary groups and criminal groups (Bandas Criminales, BACRIM)...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial corruption; nationality; organized crime; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; transport infrastructure
Title:
Colombia: Displacement continues despite hopes for peace
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
16 January 2014
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; gangs; gender equality; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; map; military service; minorities; organized crime; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Still Living on the Edge: Colombian Refugees in Panama and Ecuador
Source:
Refugee Council USA
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; nationality; statistics
Title:
The Risk of Returning Home: Violence and Threats Against Displaced People Reclaiming Land in Colombia
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
September 2013
Accessed Date:
14 April 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; organized crime; police efficacy; race; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Explainer: The Colombia-Venezuela Border Conflict
Source:
Americas Society / Council of the Americas
Date of Document:
10 September 2015
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legal system; nationality
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Colombia. The 2015 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
26 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour
Title:
Labour Rights in Colombia: A History of Violence. Colombia in the Shadow of Human Rights Abuses.
Source:
Colombia Working Group
Date of Document:
July 2015
Accessed Date:
11 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; map; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; sexual violence; statistics; torture
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 April 2016:
Title:
Colombia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=253001
Accessed Date:
20 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants
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