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2 results foundAuthor: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Title: Colombia. The War is Measured in Litres of Blood Summary: Colombia has been enduring an internal armed conflict for fifty years. In the conflict members of insurgent groups (guerrillas) have clashed with the National Army and paramilitary groups. Under these conditions, serious human rights violations and international crimes have been committed. Since November 1, 2002, Colombia is party to the Rome Statute, setting up the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the principle of complementarity established by that statute, Colombia is obliged to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the crimes considered therein, namely, genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The ICC went into operation in July 2002, when its Statute went into effect. Since ICC General Prosecutor took office in June, 2003 Colombia has been under "preliminary analysis", but this was made public only in 2006. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organizations in Colombia, the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (CAJAR), have been working in research, advocacy, and support for victims of international crimes before the ICC since 2005. According to article 15 of the Rome Statute, interested parties (victims, non-governmental organizations, etc.) may submit to the ICC Office of the Prosecutor statements indicating crimes within the Court's jurisdiction. The FIDH and the CAJAR have submitted twelve communications of this kind to the ICC Office of the Prosecutor since June 2005. During this period the FIDH and the CAJAR were engaged in dialogue with the ICC Office of the Prosecutor and they continue to do so. This communication and careful monitoring of the policy of the Prosecutor's Office with regard to the situations under preliminary analysis and particularly the situation in Colombia, has enabled the FIDH to monitor the evolution of the analysis carried out by the ICC Office of the Prosecutor. One of the observations that has emerged repeatedly during the dialogue between the FIDH and the ICC Office of the Prosecutor has been the need to identify the highest-level people responsible for the most serious crimes committed in Colombia which are under the jurisdiction of the ICC. It is appropriate to recall here that the ICC Office of the Prosecutor has made the investigation and prosecution of top commanders a key element of its policy. This is the context in which the FIDH transmitted this report to the ICC Office of the Prosecutor along with two confidential attachments which identify those most responsible. The preliminary analysis is governed by article 53, paragraph 1 of the ICC Statute. In accordance with this provision, the ICC Office of the Prosecutor carries out analysis in three stages and in the following order: first, it must be determined whether crimes within the competence of the ICC have been committed; second, an analysis of admissibility is carried out, including analysis of the gravity of the phenomenon and the test of complementarity; finally, it is determined whether an investigation is in the interests of justice in the particular case. Details: Paris: FIDH, 2012. 60p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 16, 2014 at: http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/rapp_colombie__juin_2012_anglais_def.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Colombia URL: Shelf Number: 132475 Keywords: Criminal ProsecutionExtrajudicial Executions (Colombia)GuerrillasHuman RightsParamilitary GroupsViolence |
Author: Human Rights Watch Title: Recycled Violence: Abuses by FARC Dissident Groups in Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific Coast Summary: In 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a landmark peace accord to halt the atrocities committed in the decades-long armed conflict. The accord brought an overall decrease in abuses. But in many areas of Colombia, hopes that the accord would bring peace were soon frustrated. One such place is Tumaco - a Pacific port, close to the border with Ecuador, where residents have, for many years, endured horrific abuses at the hands of armed groups. Before the peace accord, in 2014, Human Rights Watch documented abuses committed in Tumaco by the FARC. Human Rights Watch returned to Tumaco in June and August of 2018 to determine how much had changed. Recycled Violence describes how flaws in the demobilization of FARC guerrillas-and in their reincorporation into society-helped prompt the formation of FARC dissident groups. These groups kill and disappear those who dare defy them, rape women and girls, recruit children, and have force thousands to flee. In all, Human Rights Watch documented abuses against more than 120 victims since mid-2016. The total number of abuses is much higher. In early 2018, the Colombian government launched a powerful security operation to curb the abuses. Yet the abuses have not halted, the report shows. Authorities have also failed to hold those responsible for the abuses to account and have not provided adequate assistance to victims. The report outlines some steps the Colombian government should take to curb abuses in Tumaco and ensure redress for victims. These include addressing drug trafficking and lack of economic opportunities for Tumaco residents, two factors that enable the groups to thrive, as well increasing the number of prosecutors, judges, and investigators charged with investigating and prosecuting serious abuses in Tumaco. Details: New York: HRW, 2018. 65p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 28, 2019 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/colombia1218_web.pdf Year: 2018 Country: Colombia URL: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/colombia1218_web.pdf Shelf Number: 154410 Keywords: Drug Trafficking GuerrillasHuman Rights Abuses Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) |